Election is approaching! 2 die as APC, PDP supporters clash in Osun
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A clash in Ilesa, Osun State, on Friday between supporters of the
governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor
Rauf Aregbesola and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator
Iyiola Omisore, claimed two lives and left many others injured.
Reports say supporters of the two men clashed at Irojo area of Ilesa using various dangerous weapons.
The APC, in a statement by its Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Mr Kunle Oyatomi, accused those it called PDP thugs of burning billboards of its governorship candidate and shooting sporadically, causing fear in residents of Ijoro.
“The APC condemns in strongest terms, the recourse to violence by desperate politicians in the PDP who have been boasting publicly to use every means, including federal might, to attempt to remove the APC from power in the state,” the party said
On his part, Omisore’s director of media and strategy, Mr Diran Odeyemi, accused the APC of instigating the violence in Ilesa and other parts of the state.
“Since the commencement of our rallies, we have not recorded any violence or breach of the peace. You will recall that Aregbesola had said at different campaign fora that Osun would march on blood if he fails to win the August 9 governorship poll.
“Out of desperation to win at all costs, Aregbesola had on four occasions called on voters to go to polling booths with charms and weapons and that they should also confront soldiers in defending their votes. So, what happened in Ilesa today may be a signpost of their planned violence before, during and after August 9, 2014,” Odeyemi said.
The spokesperson of the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Ayo Olowo, confirmed the clash but assured that normalcy had been restored.
Reports say supporters of the two men clashed at Irojo area of Ilesa using various dangerous weapons.
The APC, in a statement by its Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Mr Kunle Oyatomi, accused those it called PDP thugs of burning billboards of its governorship candidate and shooting sporadically, causing fear in residents of Ijoro.
“The APC condemns in strongest terms, the recourse to violence by desperate politicians in the PDP who have been boasting publicly to use every means, including federal might, to attempt to remove the APC from power in the state,” the party said
On his part, Omisore’s director of media and strategy, Mr Diran Odeyemi, accused the APC of instigating the violence in Ilesa and other parts of the state.
“Since the commencement of our rallies, we have not recorded any violence or breach of the peace. You will recall that Aregbesola had said at different campaign fora that Osun would march on blood if he fails to win the August 9 governorship poll.
“Out of desperation to win at all costs, Aregbesola had on four occasions called on voters to go to polling booths with charms and weapons and that they should also confront soldiers in defending their votes. So, what happened in Ilesa today may be a signpost of their planned violence before, during and after August 9, 2014,” Odeyemi said.
The spokesperson of the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Ayo Olowo, confirmed the clash but assured that normalcy had been restored.
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