{"id":382841,"date":"2026-08-17T21:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/382841\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T21:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:14:09","slug":"apc-chieftains-attacked-by-suspected-political-thugs-houses-vandalised-in-post-election-violence-in-osun-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/382841\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Chieftains Attacked By Suspected Political Thugs, Houses Vandalised In Post-Election Violence In Osun State"},"content":{"rendered":"

A wave of coordinated violence has been reported in parts of Osun State following the official declaration of the governorship election results on Sunday morning which brought back Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party.<\/p>\n

SaharaReporters learnt that political thugs alleged to be members of the Accord Party unleashed terror on key members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaving a trail of destruction across several local government areas.<\/p>\n

The post-election onslaught continued as APC members lament why “a party declared victorious in the polls would systematically target opposition members in unprovoked, sustained aggression.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There was violence in Ilesa, where the political office at Oke Omiru and private residence of Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye at Ilaje were heavily attacked, sporadic gunshots were heard,” a source noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"thugs\"\n<\/p>\n

\u00a0Omowaiye, who serves as the Media Head of the APC Governorship Campaign Council and the Executive Director of the Federal Housing Authority, was targeted by armed Accord Party loyalists who vandalised his properties, sources added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simultaneously, a violent contingent invaded Iperindo, targeting the home of APC stakeholder Omoniyi Dotun, popularly known as “Adamo.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The assailants breached his residence and completely destroyed his Toyota Venza vehicle, leaving residents fleeing for safety.<\/p>\n

“The coordinated attacks also spread to Atakumosa East and neighbouring communities. In Omi Odo, a prominent local figure, Adam Saka, was brutally assaulted by the rampaging thugs,” another source said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The home of Hon. Garuba Ganiyu in Ajimobi Village was also targeted.<\/p>\n

Cases of violent attack on APC members were also reported in Modakeke and Ikire, the hometown of the APC Governorship candidate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"thugs\"\n<\/p>\n

APC sources said the traumatised residents are now raising critical questions regarding the alleged pre-election, election-day, and post-election hostilities towards their members and supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They noted that if the violence perpetrated by the political thugs is allowed to continue unchecked, the people of Osun State must demand accountability from the state government and the Accord Party leadership.<\/p>\n

\"osun\"\n<\/p>\n

Also, security agencies have been urged to intervene immediately, arrest the perpetrators, and restore law and order before the state slides into total anarchy.<\/p>\n

SaharaReporters reported on Sunday that several All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and party chieftains were seen leaving Osogbo, Osun State capital in long convoys in the early hours of Sunday, amid boos from residents lining the road.<\/p>\n

The development came hours after the collation of results from the 30 local government areas of the state showed that the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, had secured a majority of the votes in Saturday\u2019s governorship election.<\/p>\n

\"osun\"<\/p>\n

The Independent National Electoral Commission subsequently declared Adeleke the winner, with 511,067 votes, against the 444,815 votes recorded by the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji.<\/p>\n

The video showed several vehicles believed to be carrying APC governors and other party leaders moving in a convoy out of the state, while residents gathered along the route jeered as the vehicles passed.<\/p>\n

The APC had mobilised several of its governors and senior officials to Osun during the election campaign and voting period in support of Oyebamiji.<\/p>\n

The election was marked by allegations and counter-allegations from the rival political camps, including claims of intimidation, vote-buying and attempts to interfere with the electoral process.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A wave of coordinated violence has been reported in parts of Osun State following the official declaration of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[45],"tags":[63,302,83,3109,243,3110,5223,122,261,264],"class_list":["post-382841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria","tag-africa","tag-breaking-news","tag-business","tag-corruption","tag-entertainment","tag-government","tag-investigative-reporting","tag-nigeria","tag-politics","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/117112921853184800","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}