Tension in Ondo as APC Meeting Turns Violent, Party Chairman Molested

There is a palpable tension as pandemonium broke out in Akure on Tuesday after armed thugs reportedly stormed a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Ondo state Party Secretariat.

The situation forced party members to flee in panic and abruptly halting the gathering, while some party leaders were injured including the party’s State Chairman, Engr Ade Adetimehin, others escaped from the scene.

ValidViewNetwork gathered that the attack occurred at the APC secretariat in Ondo State, where party leaders, and party officials had assembled for what was described as a routine stakeholders’ meeting.

Eyewitnesses said the attackers, believed to be young men armed with sticks, machetes and other crude weapons, invaded the premises suddenly, shouting and threatening participants.

It was further learnt that the party’s State Chairman, Engr Ade Adetimehin who presided over the stakeholders meeting, was molested.

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Adetimehin accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of allegedly sending political thugs to attack him and other party’s executives and leaders.

The cause of the attack can not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report while calls to party’s officials for reactions were yet to be answered.