Former House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, and Labour Party Osun gubernatorial candidate, Yusuf Lasun, yesterday said gunmen invaded his Osun State residence on Monday.
In a tweet, the governorship aspirant said the armed men shot randomly at his house.
“Just in: gunmen in uniforms are presently in my residence shooting sporadically,” he wrote.
In another tweet about five hours later, Lasun stated: “And (remember) when the disbelievers plotted against you to imprison you, or to kill you, or to expel you (from your home, Makkah); they were plotting and Allah too was plotting, and Allah is the best of plotters. Quran 8 verse 30.”
Lasun told reporters that gunmen attacked his residence at about 1 a.m.
He said the attack lasted for 20 minutes and that his security details were able to repel the assailants without recording any casualties.
The state police command spokesman, Yemisi Opalola, said the attack was reported at the Ilobu Police Station and the Divisional Police Officer was at the scene of the attack to assess the situation.
The Osun State Government, in a statement by Chief Press Secretary Ismail Omipidan, urged the police to investigate the attack.
