The Osun Progressives (TOP), a faction within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, on Thursday narrated how some gunmen attacked its members during a meeting.
It thus appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis rocking the party.
The party is, in the state, embattled with the animosity between Governor Gboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola.
Mr Adelowo Adebiyi, TOP Chairman, made the appeal during a news conference on Thursday in Osogbo.
Adebiyi alleged that some armed political thugs attacked members of TOP during its weekly meeting.
According to him, the attack confirmed the alarm he raised on Nov. 15, that some people were plotting to assassinate leaders of the group.
He said that it was high time the President and leaders of security agencies intervene in the crisis rocking the party.
Adebiyi alleged that the political thugs were sent by the other faction of the party.
“Suspected political thugs invaded the weekly meeting of TOP around 2:10 p.m today. I was just addressing the caucus when the thugs started shooting. This led to a stampede as APC members scampered for safety.
“Luckily for us, there are no major casualties as members ran into the main building for safety. But some of our people were wounded,” he said.
The chairman said that security agencies in the state should be alive to their responsibility of ensuring the safety of lives and properties of the people.
“They should not wait until one of us is killed before they act on our petitions and reports.
“We will officially inform the Commissioner of Police, the AIG Zone XI, and the State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on today’s attack,” he said.
