Two people were reportedly injured, yesterday, during an alleged attack on the convoy of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Security sources confirmed the incident occurred around Isale Aluko area of Ilorin, where Osinbajo had gone on his door-to-door campaign in the state capital.
A police source, who declined to be named, explained that the incident actually occurred after the vice president’s convoy had left the vicinity.
Regardless, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) traded blames for the attack.
While the APC claimed the attack on Osinbajo was masterminded by PDP elements, the latter insisted that the attack stemmed from disagreement on how to share money allegedly given to political thugs working for the APC.
Media aide to Abdulrazaq Abdulrahaman the APC governorship candidate in the state, Rafiu Ajakaiye claimed that “the vice president was at Isale Aluko suburb of Ilorin on a door-to-door campaign when some dare-devil gunmen fired at his convoy; which included thousands of APC members and supporters.”
However, the PDP denied involvement in the attack and said Osinbajo had even visited the Agbaji family home of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki , without any untoward incident. The party’s position, was contained in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Tunde Ashaolu.
