Kwaran Decides: Unknown gunmen attacked Arch. Lola Ashiru, APC candidate for Kwara South Senatorial District.
Barely 24hours that the campaign ban was lifted by INEC, the APC candidate, Arch. Lola Ashiru was attacked at dusk in Ojoku by gunmen that are alleged to be PDP supporters.
Arch. Lola Ashiru and his entourage who were on campaign tour in Ojoku at Oyun Local Government had earlier departed Erin-Ile.
The perpetrators laid siege at the entrance of the palace of Olojoku of Ojoku when Arch. Lola Ashiru and his train were conversing with the Oba.
However, the attack started when Arch. Lola Ashiru was stepping out of the Oba’s Palace, the hoodlums threw stones like rain followed by sporadic gunshots from all areas and corners adjacent to the palace.
Many were injured by the gunshots, two died while three persons are missing and yet to be found.
The back-screen of a sienna car was shot, the front screen conveying Arch. Lola Ashiru was shoot while he escaped unhurt, also several other cars were damaged by the hoodlums.
It is imperative for the general public to know that, as at the time of the barbaric event, Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim was at Awrab Suites in Offa, which is 15kilometers away to Ojoku, and he flee away from the hotel passing through General hospital, Offa, when some victims were receiving treatment.
However, an anonymous confirmed that two Hilux with strangers came into Ojoku around 4pm and were lodged in a storey building adjacent to the palace by the PDP women leader in Ojoku ward. This was the same house the hoodlums shoots from.
The Olojoku of Ojoku expressed great shock and felt so bad that this could happen in his territory and that his subjects could laid siege on prominent personality disregarding his stool and his authority.
The incident has been reported to the Area Command, Ilemona. The securities had since swung into action.