Osun State Police Command has revealed that Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, was the target of the attack on the convoy of Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo.
DAILY POST recalls that security personnel attached to Governor Adeleke engaged some unidentified armed men in a gun duel on Wednesday during the governor’s visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo.
Davido, who is the governor’s nephew, had accompanied Adeleke and his children to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office, where the governor received his Certificate of Return, before they proceeded to the palace.
Confirming the attack, the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, said preliminary investigations showed that members of the Eye Confraternity allegedly targeted Davido during the visit.
Ojelabi explained that one Adebayo Taoreed, popularly known as “Small Rugged”, an ex-convict and alleged member of the cult group, attempted to approach Davido but was stopped by members of his security team.
He said, “the ensuing confrontation reportedly attracted other suspected gang members in the vicinity, who temporarily blocked the entrance to the palace and obstructed the movement of the convoy of the governor.”
The police also confirmed that a 60-year-old man, identified as Tajudeen Yusuf, was shot during the incident and later died at a hospital.
The attack adds to growing concerns over political violence in Osun State.
The Accord Party had alleged that over 28 citizens were killed by suspected political thugs during the election period.
However, the All Progressives Congress, APC, accused the Accord Party of sponsoring violence that led to the death of some of its members.
Osun shooting: ‘Davido was targeted’ – Police confirm one dead