LG crisis: Two ‘killed’ as APC, PDP supporters clash in Osun

Gunmen have reportedly shot two people dead in Boripe LGA of Osun state.

The crisis occurred on Monday when supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed over the resumption of sacked APC LG chairmen, who were said to have been reinstated by a court order.

When contacted, Yemisi Opalola, the state police spokesperson, told TheCable she is yet to be briefed on the incident.

“I have not heard that (the shooting incident), let me make enquiry,” Opalola said.

However, a video shared by TVC on Monday showed a multitude of supporters celebrating the “APC reinstatement” and boasting about “reclaiming control” of the council.

Last week, Ademola Adeleke, Osun state governor, said he received reports of a “sinister plot by elements within opposition parties to launch vicious attacks” on local government secretariats across the state.

The governor, in a statement by Olawale Rasheed, his spokesperson, claimed that there were plans to target leaders of the PDP and senior officials of his administration.

The governor alleged that the plan was aimed at  disrupting the forthcoming LG elections and create an atmosphere of chaos to push for the declaration of a state of emergency.

Also speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Adeleke accused Adegboyega Oyetola, the minister of marine and blue economy, of planning to cause mayhem in the state starting from Monday.

The governor alleged that the minister is spearheading moves to enforce a court order that reversed the sack of local council chairmen elected on the platform of the APC in the state.

He also accused Oyetola of conspiring with several law enforcement agents, including the state commissioner of police and the state director of the Department of State Services (DSS) to “destabilise” the state.

Adeleke asked President Bola Tinubu to rein in Oyetola, whom he referred to as Tinubu’s nephew, adding that the people would not hesitate to protect themselves if the minister was not called to order.