The shooting of one Orimogunje Dare, by suspected gunmen has caused pandemonium yesterday in Ilase, a town in Obokun local government area of Osun state.
The incident, it was learnt happened at NUD Primary School, Ilase, when accreditation was about to commence during the state House of Assembly election.
Mobile policemen were still firing shot into the air to scare some suspected thugs, said to be hiding in the town, when correspondent visited Ilase-Ijesa.
Whitnesses say heavily armed men invaded the town around 9:30 am, but were repelled by the police and people of the town.
Also during visit to Ilase, a chieftain of APC, who hails from the town, Mr. Jumoke Ogunkeyede was seen being held by the mother of the shot victim and some women, who accused him of bringing the perpetrators of the violence to the town.
Efforts to speak with Mr. Ogunkeyede, however proved futile, as women, who held him refused all entreaties to release him for security operatives and newsmen.
Commissioner of Police in charge of election in the state, Mr. Valentine Ntomchukwu, confirmed to newsmen that some gunmen invaded Ilase, but were repelled by the police.
