SUSPECTED political thugs on Tuesday attacked
supporters of the All Progressives Congress in
Idanre, in the Idanre Local Government Area of
Ondo State.
Our correspondent learnt that the thugs, said to
be sympathetic to the Peoples Democratic Party,
attacked a section of the Idanre community for
voting for the APC candidates in the elections
held on Saturday.
The situation led to anxiety in the community
with fears of reprisals and escalation of the crisis
across the state.
Publicity Secretary of the APC, Omo’oba
Adesanya, said the party’s supporters were also
attacked and injured in some parts of the Odigbo
Local Government Area of the state.
Adesanya said the party had prevailed on its
members not to retaliate but to remain calm
while the issues were being resolved by
appropriate authorities.
But PDP’s Director of the Publicity, Ayodele
Fadaka, said he was not aware of the matter and
so would not be able to comment on it.
A government source told our correspondent
that Governor Olusegun Mimiko, on receiving the
information about situation in Idanre, had called
the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Isaac
Eke, who immediately sent his men to the area
to forestall further breach of the peace.
As of the time of filing this report, officials of the
Ondo State Government were holding a crucial
meeting with leaders of the political parties and
the leaders of the communities affected in a bid
to douse the tension.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,
Wole Ogodo, confirmed the development at
Idanre but that the situation had been brought
under control.
Ogodo, who was reluctant to give the details of
the incident, said, “Idanre is calm and peaceful
right now. Our men were immediately drafted to
the place and no one was injured and no life was
lost.



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