Suspected gang of hoodlums ambushed the wife of Osun State Governor, Mrs. Kafayat Oyetola’s convoy on Friday evening.
Oluwatunmise Iluyomade, the First Lady’s information officer, acknowledged the occurrence and said:
“The incident did not result in a death. A few members of the convoy’s security staff suffered varied degrees of injuries.
Other local sources in Owode, Ede, the scene of the incident, claimed that Mrs. Oyetola’s convoy was traveling to Osogbo and was near the Owode market when intermittent gunfire was heard on Friday night at 8:00pm.
A resident of the area who preferred to be simply identified as Alayande, said that a truck had created obstruction of traffic when the convoy arrived Owode market junction.
“It was while trying to make the truck driver to move that altercation ensued between security men attached to the convoy,” said an eyewitness.
“I heard several gunshots where I stood near the junction. It was dark but there was altercation between security men and some people suspected to be hoodlums,” he said.