Lasun Yusuf
Gunmen attack Osun Labour Party governorship candidate’s residence
LASUN Yusuf, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Osun State, was on Monday attacked by yet to be identified gunmen.
Spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command Yemisi Opalola confirmed the development.
Opalola told journalists in Osogbo, the state capital, that Yusuf’s residence was attacked in the early hours of Monday.
According to the police spokesperson, the assailants shot at Lasun’s building but could not gain access before security operatives attached to the candidate chased them away.
She added that the attack was reported at the Ilobu Police Station and the Divisional Police Officer visited the scene of the attack to assess the situation.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the LP candidate, a former House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, had earlier told newsmen that gunmen attacked his residence at about 1:00am.
He said the attack lasted for 20 minutes and that his security details were able to repel the assailants without recording any casualties.
“At about 1:00am, my house was attacked; the evidence is very prominent, my building is riddled with bullets.
“In the last three governorship debates we have had, I have never attacked anybody on how to govern Osun.
“Unfortunately, this attack, to my surprise lasted for about 20 minutes. We have evidence of those that actually carried out the attack.
“The police have been to my house to assess the situation and the evidence gathered had been handed over to the police,’’ he said.