Minister, Senator, flee as gunmen invade Ogun APC congress venue

Not less than ten Gunmen have invaded the Ake Palace Ground in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, venue of the on-going parallel congress of a group of the All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to the former Governor Ibikunle Amosun.

Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite; the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Tolu Odebiyi and the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM in the 2019 election in the State, Adekunle Akinlade were amongst the dignitaries who were already at the venue before the gunmen came calling.

The Minister and the Senator who had barely arrived at the venue in the company of Akinlade and others were exchanging pleasantries with party loyalists when the gunmen invaded the venue.

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The trio however escaped unhurt but many others were unlucky as they sustained different degrees of injuries.

Several vehicles parked in front of the Palace were destroyed while men of the Ogun State Police Command deployed to the venue looked away.

Immediately after the thugs left the venue, party faithful allegedly descended on the police officers at the venue and attempted to chase the security operatives away.

They were, however, unsuccessful as the officers started shooting and released tear gasses to wade off the angry mob.