Osun Election - APC Alleges Assassination of Campaign DG's Nephew
Osun APC said the attack was meant to intimidate voters, citing more than 30 party members killed in political violence since 2022.
- On Wednesday night, Dele Ayegbo, nephew of All Progressives Congress campaign Director-General Wole Oke, was gunned down in Esa-Oke, Osun State. The APC alleged that Accord Party hoodlums carried out the attack near his residence in Obokun Local Government Area.
- Amid intense rivalry with the incumbent governor's Accord Party, the APC claims more than 30 members have been killed by political thugs since 2022, with Ijesaland recording 17 fatalities. The killing heightens tensions ahead of Saturday's governorship election.
- According to APC spokesperson Kola Olabisi, suspects operating from a vehicle targeted two party members during the shooting. While Ayegbo died instantly at the scene, a second victim sustained gunshot wounds and was transported to an undisclosed hospital for medical treatment.
- Urging swift intervention before Saturday's polls, Olabisi called on the Osun State Police Command to act against the alleged intimidation. Efforts to reach police spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi for official confirmation remained unsuccessful at the time of publication.
- The attack was designed to intimidate voters, the APC alleged, claiming that state officials' silence on previous killings gives "credence to his approval of the rampant extra-judicial killings of our members and supporters in the state." This pattern threatens participation in the upcoming election.
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Osun Election - APC Alleges Assassination of Campaign DG's Nephew
Tensions have escalated in Osun State ahead of Saturday's governorship election following allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Dele Ayegbo, nephew of the party's campaign Director-General, Wole Oke, has been gunned down.
Osun election: APC alleges assassination of campaign DG's nephew
Tensions have escalated in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election following allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Dele Ayegbo, nephew of the party's campaign Director-General, Wole Oke, has been gunned down.
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