Osogbo reportedly witnessed a dramatic afternoon on Wednesday after suspected hoodlums allegedly attacked the convoy of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke shortly after his visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. According to the information supplied to OGM News NG, the confrontation triggered an exchange of gunfire between the suspected attackers and the governor’s security personnel, turning what should have been a ceremonial visit into something resembling an unsolicited action movie.
The governor had reportedly arrived at the palace at about 3:15pm in a motorcade of roughly 20 vehicles after receiving his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, was quoted as confirming the attack and saying the security personnel repelled the assailants, with no casualty recorded. The supplied account further says the attackers allegedly arrived in an unregistered Sienna Space Bus and fled after a 12-to-15-minute exchange of gunfire.
OSOGBO: From Certificate of Return to Certificate of Survival
The sequence of events would have made for an unusually memorable political itinerary: collect a certificate, visit the monarch, exchange pleasantries, receive prayers—and then apparently discover that the journey back to the convoy came with an unexpected soundtrack of gunshots. Witness accounts supplied to OGM News NG said panic spread among traders and residents around the palace as people reportedly abandoned their businesses and sought safety.
The incident also comes against the backdrop of earlier security controversy surrounding the Ataoja’s palace. In June, the monarch alleged that gunmen had attacked his palace and that he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. However, the Osun State Police Command subsequently said its investigation did not support the claim that the incident was a coordinated assassination attempt, saying the suspect arrested had entered the palace unarmed.
Osogbo Politics Gets Another Dose of Gunpowder
The latest reported attack therefore arrives in an already politically charged environment. Earlier reports said the Ataoja had publicly backed Adeleke’s re-election, while Adeleke accused political opponents of responsibility for the earlier palace incident. Those allegations generated competing narratives, with political actors calling for investigations and police authorities disputing aspects of the assassination claim.
For the moment, the most striking detail in the latest account is that no casualty was reported despite the alleged exchange of gunfire. If confirmed by further official investigation, the incident would raise serious questions about security around the movement of a sitting governor and the circumstances that allowed armed suspects to allegedly approach such a high-profile location. In satire’s language, Osogbo appears to have discovered that even a certificate presentation can apparently come with a surprise security examination—and this one arrived without multiple-choice questions.
The reported incident remains a developing story, and OGM News NG will continue to watch for official statements, police findings and further evidence concerning who was responsible, what triggered the confrontation and how such an incident occurred around the governor’s convoy. Readers should watch out for future updates as more facts emerge.
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