Ondo LG Elections: Gunmen Attack SDP Chairmanship Candidate

Mr Gbenga Fasua, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Chairmanship Candidate in Akure South Local Government in the upcoming April 18th local government elections, has alleged that he was attacked by gunmen.

Fasua, in a chat with journalists in Akure, Ondo Sate, on Sunday, alleged that the incident happened around 11:45 p.m on Friday,  after he featured in a political programme titled “Oselu” on Ondo State Radio Corporation (OSRC), he added that the attackers destroyed some of his property including campaign vehicles, doors, windows and television set in his house.

Speaking further, he said that masked armed men, numbering about five, scaled the fence into his house located behind Golden Filling Station in Irese, Akure.

Fasua said immediately the attackers entered the compound, they “shot sporadically” and asked his wife about his whereabout.

According to him, the gunmen seized his ATM cards, mobile phones, car keys and ransacked the compound looking for him.

The SDP candidate said that the gunmen left at about 1:12 a.m. with one of his vehicles which was later abandoned at Ijare, a nearby community.

Fasua, who attributed the attack to his political ambition, appealed to security agencies to ensure adequate protection for all candidates in the forthcoming local government elections in the state.

Confirming the incident, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, told the reporters that investigation was ongoing to apprehend those involved in the crime.

“Investigation is ongoing and certainly the command shall round up those involved in the crime,” Ikoro said.