Senator Sharafadeen Alli, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, alleges that his wife, Mrs Tawakalitu Alli, was attacked by hoodlums during a programme at Ibikunle Palace in Ibadan on Wednesday. Alli says the incident involved violence at a medical outreach event linked to his wife.
Alli’s campaign organisation, SSACO, also alleges that other APC candidates were attacked on the same day in separate locations in Ibadan. It claims that the APC Oyo South senatorial candidate, Remi Oseni, and the APC House of Representatives candidate for the Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency, Hon. Folake Olunloyo-Oshinlowo, were assaulted by miscreants.
Across the reports, SSACO describes the incidents as unwarranted and calls on security agencies—under the responsibility of Governor Seyi Makinde as chief security officer in the state—to identify those behind the violence and bring them to justice. The outlets largely rely on statements issued by SSACO and do not include responses from the alleged attackers or official findings by authorities.
