Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has warned against any attempts to place the state under a state of emergency following outbreaks of violence and gunshots in several areas.
The governor raised the alarm following reports that armed hoodlums, driving branded vehicles, shot sporadically across Osogbo, the state capital, as well as in Ile-Ife, Ede, Aisu, and Owode.
The violent disruptions resulted in at least one reported death and left several other residents injured, causing panic just ahead of the governorship election coming up in the state.
During an address at the Government House in Osogbo, Adeleke linked the attacks to political thugs, and accused the state’s commissioner of police of being uncooperative.
“The Commissioner of Police in Osun State is not cooperating with me. I’ve just been informed that APC thugs came out today and started shooting at people. I’ve told my people to calm down because we don’t want a state of
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