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Violence continues to dog the political landscape, a few hours to the first of the three-leg elections.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

An explosive was discovered at a campaign rally in Okuku where Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola was due to address an Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) rally yesterday. Okuku is the hometown of former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who is a senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/span><\/p>\n

In Edo State, AC N chieftain Andrew Osigwe on Wednesday night escaped assassination. His SUV came under a hail of bullets from thugs suspected to be loyal to the PDP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Osigwe, a former councillor who was on his way to Afuze from Ihievbe, in Owan East Local Government Area of the state, was accosted by the armed thugs who barricaded the road around Ivbiogwuonu junction. He was on his way to the police headquarters at about 9pm to lodge complaints about the massing of hundreds of thugs in the Ihievbe home of a candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n

As he slowed down to avoid the barricades, his Nissan Pathfinder SUV 2005 model marked AG 94 AFZ, came under a volley of bullets. The passenger side of the vehicle was shattered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Osigwe yesterday reported the incident at the Police headquarters. He had on March 23, sent a petition to the AIG Zone 5, the state director of the State Security Service (SSS) and the Commissioner of Police on plans to eliminate him.<\/span><\/p>\n

The explosive material was discovered under the podium on which the rally was to be addressed. Oyinlola is battling against Prof. Sola Adeyeye, a former member of the House of Representatives, who is the AC N candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Osun AC N, in a statement by its spokesman Sunday Akere said: “Earlier this morning, the Anti-Bomb Disposal Unit of the police was at the Okuku Town Hall site of the rally to do the normal pre-inspection sweep ahead of the Governor\u2019s Campaign train only to discover a bomb planted under the constructed podium.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The team quickly detonated the bomb and, as we were told, they have reported the incident to the appropriate quarters while they keep close watch over the entire arena.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The party said it had earlier warned of plans to destabilise its campaign. It said the Okuku rally was to round off the National Assembly campaign programme of the party.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Osun Commissioner of Police Mr. Solomon Olusegun, said what was detected was “not a bomb but a hand grenade. “<\/span><\/p>\n

The ACN also asked the Police and the State Security Service to withdraw the security detail attached to Senator Iyiola Omisore, who is a candidate of the PDP for Osun Central.<\/span><\/p>\n

The party said a “situation where a candidate is allowed the use of illegal security aides contrary to the provision of the 2011 Electoral Acts and Constitution will not be tolerated by the people of Osun State.”<\/span><\/p>\n

At least four persons were injured on Wednesday, when the PDP took its campaign rally to Ogidi in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PDP campaign train of Hon. Obinna Chidoka, who was at the community to canvass for votes for tomorrow\u2019s National Assembly polls was initially welcomed by both the youths and elders of the community. But a scramble for the N50,000 cash donated by the candidate resulted in a stampede. Four people were injured.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chidoka, PDP candidate for Idemili North\/South federal constituency who initially thought he could manage the surging youths had to run for dear life when the scuffle resulted to a free for all. Sticks and other weapons were used.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was gathered also that in order to forestall further violence, the bags of rice brought to the venue of the campaign were quickly removed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, Chidoka had while addressing the youths before the incident cautioned them against violence or any form of thuggery during tomorrow\u2019s election and urged them not to be used by desperate politicians to discredit the electoral process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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