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Ondo Deputy Governor's Convoy Attacked By Mimiko Sponsored Thugs

The hoodlums were thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) working under the instructions of Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

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Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko

The convoy of the Deputy Governor of Ondo State‎, Alhaji Ali Olanusi has been attacked by hoodlums, SaharaReporters can authoritatively report.

The hoodlums were thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) working under the instructions of Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

One vehicle of the Deputy Governor was stoned and fired upon with guns, while the windscreen was also attacked during the process.

"They shot the convoy of Baba [Alhaji Ali Olanusi)] at the Fiwaseye roundabout and broke the windscreen of one of his vehicle,” an eyewitness told SaharaReporters.

"Immediately they shot at the convoy as they entered into the Secretariat of the PDP after our own security details tried to shoot at them,” a security aide told SaharaReporters.

The Deputy Governor has been speaking with our correspondent how he was targeted by the thugs, and how he managed to escape with his life.

Photos of the attack on Olanusi's convoy provided to the correspondent are found below, and SaharaReporters will report the latest details as they become available.

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