Osun Amotekun Commander escapes assassination

Mr Adekunle Omoyele, the Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, has escaped an assassination effort aft an ambush by gunmen successful Osogbo connected Monday.

This is contained successful a connection issued by the spokesperson for the corps, Mr Abass Yusuf, and made disposable to newsmen connected Tuesday successful Osogbo.

Yusuf said the ambush occurred connected Monday astatine astir 10:05p.m, connected Ikirun road, other Charity Hotel, Osogbo.

He explained that the commandant was driving location unsocial aft authoritative enactment erstwhile immoderate gunmen opened occurrence connected him, leaving his conveyance riddled with bullets.

“It is profoundly troubling that Amotekun commandant could beryllium targeted successful specified a coordinated and vicious manner.

“Apart from the onslaught aforesaid yesterday, 15 unidentified equipped men masked, reportedly stormed Omoyele’s backstage residence and witnesses claimed the attackers arrived successful a Hilux van and a Toyota Highlander SUV,” Yusuf disclosed.

According to him, the onslaught connected the top-ranking information authoritative raises questions astir rising insecurity among those who are tasked with the work of protecting the radical of the state.

“The corps urged citizens to stay calm and besides study immoderate suspicious activities to section information agencies for punctual responses and actions.

“The onslaught is not conscionable an onslaught connected 1 antheral but connected the awesome of localised information structure,” Yusuf said.

He further stated that the commandant sustained gunshot injuries and presently receiving attraction astatine an undisclosed aesculapian installation nether protective watch.

Yusuf, however, said the lawsuit has been reported to the Ota-Efun Police Division and investigations are ongoing.

(NAN)

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