The Osun State government on Monday night distanced itself from the attack on the residence of the Labour Party governorship candidate in the state, Lasun Yusuf, IgbereTV reports
Gunmen had in the early hours of Monday attacked the residence of the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the state.
Yusuf, who confirmed the incident to journalists, said the attack lasted 20 minutes, adding that his security details were able to repel the assailants without recording any casualty.
He later accused Governor Gboyega Oyetola of orchestrating the attack on his house.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Ismail Omipidan, however, dismissed the claim in a statement in Osogbo.
He said Yusuf and his party would pose no threat to his principal’s second term ambition, adding that Oyetola had no reason to approve such attack if it ever happened
