Our correspondent gathered that armed thugs laid ambush for Makinde and his team, who were returning from Oyo after their campaign in the town. Similarly, gunmen struck at the APC rally around 5.30pm on Saturday when the campaign was reportedly at its peak, leaving a motorcycle mechanic in the area and a supporter of the party lying in a pool of his blood. The APC spokesman in the state, Dr AbdulAzeez Olatunde, accused the PDP of attempting to kill its gubernatorial candidate, Mr Bayo Adelabu, whom he claimed narrowly escaped the attack. Olatunde said, “The untoward event occurred after the APC gubernatorial hopeful, Bayo Adelabu, finished addressing the crowd of supporters, who were apparently in an upbeat mood to receive him and his campaign train in the sleepy town. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

Source: Punch February 04, 2019 01:30 UTC