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Ondo Election: Fear grips residents as hoodlums fire gunshots in Edo border community

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WHERE DID THEY GET THOSE BULLETS AND GUNS? SEE THE VIRAL VIDEO WHERE THEY WERE SHOOTING.There have been reports of gunshots by unknown persons at Ofosun Village, a community on the Ondo boundary with Edo State. The reported incident has caused fear and panic among residents, who have decided to stay indoors for fear of being hit by stray bullets. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️

According to an eyewitness who spoke to The Punch, there have been no casualties, but people are staying indoors as a precaution.

“We don’t know who they are, but they were firing gunshots into the air in some parts of the village since early morning. Ofosun is an Ondo village close to Benin in Edo State. No casualties, but people in the village are staying indoors.”

Meanwhile, Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Festus Akingbaso, has expressed concern over the alleged incursion of some villages under the Idanre Local Government Area by hoodlums.

“Information reaching me is that the majority of the villages are filled with thugs allegedly brought in by the APC. At the moment, all the villages are occupied with thugs. Villages like Ofosun, Omifunfun, and Allah are occupied.

“There is a place called Igbepo where suspected thugs are in their numbers in Idanre Local Government Area. An incident happened in Ofosun where suspected thugs broke into the house of a party member to prevent him from voting. We were informed that there are plans not to allow people in the villages to vote. “I have reported the matter to the DPO and DSS. To my expectation, the security agencies have not been able to do anything.”...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️

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