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Tension enveloped Ile-Ife, the
hometown of the governorship
candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, in last August 9 poll in Osun
state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, following
firing of gun shots near his residence by
some hoodlums.
It was gathered that no lives were lost
while the shooting lasted around
Diganga Area, Ile Ife where the incident
happened.
It was learnt that the development
created panic in the neighborhood,
where both Omisore and All Progressive
candidate for House of Representatives,
Rotimi Makinde are residing.
When the incident happened around
08.00pm, APC leaders including
Governor Rauf Aregbesola were said to
be present in Rotimi's apartment.
APC campaign team led by Aregbesola
were in Ile-Ife on Tuesday to seek
support for the party's candidates in the
senatorial district.
According to the spokesperson of
Omisore Campaign Organisation, Prince
Diran Odeyemi claimed that the
suspected hoodlums repeatedly fired
gun shots into the air near the gate of
the former Osun state deputy governor.
He said, "Attack on the residence of
Omisore was actually well planned
because he was supposed to be in Ife for
the burial of his sister on Thursday.
"The attackers only missed their target
because Omisore was held up in Lagos
and could not travel early to Ife. We can
only hope that the police authorities will
carry out proper investigations into the
matter."
One of the residents in the area,
identified simply as Damilola said the
gun shots left people in confusion.
She said, "Though we did not see the
hoodlums, we heard the sound of gun
shot and it entered into Omisore's
house. It nearly hits one of the cleaner
who was washing plate."
Attempts to reach the Osun Public
Relations Officer, Mrs. Sade Odoro
proved abortive as calls put to her
weren't answered.
During the campaign, Aregbesola visited
the palace of the Ooni of Ife, His
imperial majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuade
the Olubuse II and presented all APC
candidates across Ife senatorial district
for royal blessings.
The governor recalled his earlier visits
in 2007, 2011 and that of last year,
describing it as his administration's
tradition during political campaigns to
make the palace as his first point of call
for blessing.
He noted that lthe monarch’s blessing is
the magic wand the APC has been
enjoying and a contributory factor to the
party's victory in Osun".