Suspected thugs inside buses and on motorcycles on Monday invaded Olorunda local government secretariat, Igbona, in Osogbo wielding machetes and other dangerous weapons.
The development is coming barely days to Saturday’s local government election coming up across the state.
The development might not be unconnected with the violence which trailed an attempt by members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to take over the secretariat.
The move was, however, resisted.
It was gathered that tension had also been reported in several other local government areas in the state.
The suspected thugs were seen loitering around the council secretariat at about 12:59 p.m. in spite of the presence of policemen deployed from Dugbe Police Division.
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Shop owners in the area were seen hurriedly closing their shops upon the arrival of the thugs, with many residents scampering for safety.
The gate of the secretariat, however, remained locked.
The spokesperson of the police in the state, CSP Yemisi Opalola, said police personnel had been deployed to local councils across the state to maintain law and order.
Source: NAN
