Owo LG Chairman assaulted, stripped by suspected thugs

Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State was connected Monday thrown into turmoil pursuing the penetration of the assembly secretariat by hoodlums, who attacked and stripped the assembly chairman, Tope Omolayo, aft helium resumed work pursuing the expiration of his six-month suspension.

With authoritative activities disrupted during the invasion, workers ran successful assorted directions arsenic the equipped hoodlums stormed the secretariat successful ample numbers.

The president was suspended astir six months agone by the legislative assembly of the section authorities pursuing governmental and administrative disagreements.

While narrating the incident, a root said the president had hardly settled successful erstwhile the attackers arrived and descended connected him, beating him and tearing his apparel successful the process.

“The infinitesimal helium arrived, they attacked him. He was beaten and his apparel were torn. People ran successful antithetic directions arsenic the concern worsened. It felt similar a warfare zone. Everyone ran for cover,” the root said.

There were besides claims from immoderate witnesses that the attackers made references to authorization from the Olowo of Owo during the confrontation, though t...