Tension has enveloped Osun State over attempts by some hoodlums to take over local government secretariats in the state.
Residents, especially those who live around the council secretariats have been thrown into panic as sporadic gunshots rented the air.
At 8:00am on Monday, some armed hoodlums invaded many council area offices, including Osogbo and Olorunda, and started shooting.
Many pupils and students who were going to school ran back home as drivers deserted the affected areas.
I observed that Olorunda and Osogbo councils at the time of this report (9:14am on Monday) showed that the presence of security operatives prevented the hoodlums from accessing the government offices
Recall that Governor Ademola Adeleke had on Sunday raised the alarm over an alleged attempt by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola to forcefully return the sacked council chairmen to offices.
Oyetola, while reacting, had asked the governor to obey an order of the Court of Appeal in Akure that reportedly reinstated the chairmen who are members of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
