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One person has been feared killed during a fight that broke out at a meeting of PDP members at Oloba Ward, Atapara Area, Ede, Osun State.
The deceased was simply identified as Kuranga.
The cause of the disagreement was linked to money, and sources in the area said gunshots were heard, adding that Kuranga was shot during the incident.
It was further learnt that one of those involved in the misunderstanding had brought police operatives to make arrest during the meeting when the situation became rowdy.
“It was in the process of effecting arrest that Kuranga was shot. But I can’t immediately say who shot him. The incident happened on Friday,” a source said.
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Reacting to the incident, the Director of Media and Strategy in Osun PDP, Oladele Oluwabamiji, accused the leadership of the APC in the state of bringing in hoodlums to the PDP meeting.
Oluwabamiji, who said the Minority Leader of the House, Mr. Kofoworola Babajide, was at the meeting, further disclosed that the hoodlums that invaded the meeting were dragging rifle with the police.
He confirmed the attack on the residence of the father of the lawmaker, Mr Babajide. which, according to him, was razed and he fingered the perpetrators as hoodlums working for the APC.
Osun State Command’s spokesperson of Nigeria Security and Civil Defpdpence Corps, NSCDC, Olabisi Atanda, confirmed that someone was shot at the meeting.
She said there was a meeting of the PDP where misunderstanding ensued over money released for the last governorship election.
In her words, “There was altercation among the people at the meeting and one of those in attendance brought police into the meeting to make arrest.
“It was at that time that one person called Kuranga was hit by bullet. I can’t confirm if he died or not. The incident led to stampede in a market around the area as people ran in different directions. But peace has returned.”
Efforts to get police reaction to the incident proved futile as calls to Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, rang out, while she did not reply to a text sent to her on the issue as of the time of filing this report.