The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Lasun on Monday narrowly escaped death when gunmen stormed his residence in Osun State.
Lasun, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives confirmed the attack while briefing reporters on Monday, hours after the incident was reported to have taken place.
He said a group of gun-wielding men attacked his residence located in Oke Ima area of Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.
Narrating how the incident occurred, he explained that the assailants invaded his house very early in the morning and began to shoot sporadically.
The governorship candidate believes the attackers who stormed his residence at about 2am came with the intention of harming him.
According to him, a team of police operatives has been drafted to his house and has since inspected the scene and taken custody of evidence.
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 a.m., my house was attacked; the evidence is very prominent, 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.
Meanwhile, the Police in Osun confirmed that gunmen attacked the residence of Mr Lasun Yusuf, Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in the state.
SP Yemisi Opalola police’s spokesperson in Osun said an unspecified number of gunmen attacked the residence in the early hours of Monday.
She said the assailants shot at Lasun’s building, but could not gain access before security operatives attached to the candidate chased them away.
She 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.