Police in Osun have confirmed that gunmen attacked the residence of Lasun Yusuf, the Labour Party’s candidate for the state’s July 16 governorship election.

Yemisi Opalola, the police spokesperson in Osun, said an unspecified number of gunmen attacked the residence in the early hours of Monday.

She said the assailants shot at Mr Lasun’s building but could not gain access before security operatives attached to the candidate chased them away.

Ms Opalola added that the attack was reported at the Ilobu Police Station and the Divisional Police Officer was at the scene of the attack to assess the situation.

The LP candidate, a former House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, had told journalists that gunmen attacked his residence at about 1:00 a.m.

He said the attack lasted for 20 minutes and that his security details were able to repel the assailants without recording any casualty.

“At about 1:00 a.m., my house was attacked; the evidence is very prominent, and my building is riddled with bullets.

“In the last three governorship debates we have had, I have never attacked anybody on how to govern Osun.

“Unfortunately, this attack, to my surprise, lasted for about 20 minutes. We have evidence of those that actually carried out the attack.

“The police have been to my house to assess the situation and the evidence gathered has been handed over to the police,” he said. 

(NAN)