It’s election season and attempts on the lives of politicians seems to be the order of the day. Barely a few weeks after Tajudeen Adefisoye, the youngest member of the National Assembly, representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo State on the platform of All progressives Congress, escaped an assassination attempt, another politician has escaped death by whiskers.
Dr Amidu Tadese, the Osun West senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), was right between the devil and deep blue sea while campaigning at Ikire community, headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State when suspected political thugs attempted to snuff life out of him.
Political thugs numbering about 30 invaded the venue of the campaign and started to shoot sporadically into the air. They fired several gun shots at the APC branded vehicles at the venue while searching for Tadase.
They shot at a Sports Utility Vehicle they suspected he was in but he managed to escape while his getaway car was being shot at.
In all, the thugs damaged 18 vehicles while searching for him. After the incident at the campaign ground, a reprisal attack happened in the community and claimed the life of a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He was beheaded. Tadase blames Lere Oyewumi, the Osun west senatorial candidate of PDP for the attack and making an attempt on his life but Oyewumi has denied being the mastermind of the attack.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
