Gunmen operating in an unmarked Toyota Camry and a bus have been said to have opened fire into the crowd waiting to receive the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Prince Dapo Abiodun, At Odogbolu Garage.
According to,a release by the Publicity Secretary Secretary of the State Caretaker Committee, Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, those injured in the hail of bullets have been rushed to the hospital.
He explained that the gunmen on “sighting the mobile police escort of Architect Owodunni Opayemi, they opened fire on him at close range.
“The police officer now has a bullet lodged in his cheek and has been rushed to a private hospital, after it was discovered, on arrival, that the General Hospital Odogbolu was locked and not operating.
“The attack this evening has confirmed our earlier alarm that there were indeed plans to attack the convoy of Prince Dapo Abiodun and kill his followers.”
