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[BREAKING] Osun 2022: Gunmen attack Labour Party Candidate’s residence

  Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the residence of the candidate of the Labour Party, Hon. Lasun Yussuff in Ilobu, Irepodun local government area of the State. The…

 

Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the residence of the candidate of the Labour Party, Hon. Lasun Yussuff in Ilobu, Irepodun local government area of the State.

The yet-to-be identified gunmen reportedly shot at the building located at Oke Ima area of the town. They came around 2am in the night.

Multiple sources told InsightMedia that the security agents attached to the building were able to repel the attack with no one injured.

Lasun, who is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, was present at the Governorship Debate organised by Channels Television on Sunday night.

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However, calmness has been restored to the area as sympathisers were seeing visiting the politician when InsightMedia visited the area in the morning.

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Published July 11, 2022
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