Panic in Osogbo as gunmen attack Adeleke’s convoy

From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
Panic broke out in Osogbo, Osun State, Wednesday after suspected hoodlums opened fire on the convoy of Governor Ademola Adeleke shortly after his visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji.
The attack reportedly triggered an exchange of gunfire lasting between 12 and 15 minutes as security operatives attached to the governor’s convoy engaged the assailants and secured his passage.
The incident occurred at about 3:15pm, shortly after Adeleke had visited the monarch following his receipt of the Certificate of Return for a second term from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Osogbo.
Sources said the governor ha...