As Governor Ademola Adeleke assumed his first day in office, hoodlums attacked various motor parks throughout the metropolis on Monday morning in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.
It was learnetthat members of the transport unions were attacked at the parks while the attacks were initiated simultaneously at 8am at Oke-Baale, Old-Garage, Ilesa Garage, and Aregbe Garage.
Leaders who supported the recently ended state government led by the All Progressives Congress, APC, controlled the parks.
Gunshots could be heard all around when union members at Old-Garage were pursued from the park into the Ayetoro neighborhood of the town. With matchet cuts, one union member managed to flee at Ayetoro, but his automobile caught fire.
In an effort to stop the attacks from spreading, business owners quickly secured the doors to their establishments. Additionally, union members were attacked in the Oke-Baale, Aregbe, and Ilesa garages.
Meanwhile, Governor Ademola Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, directed union leaders to maintain peace across parks, warning against violence.
“The Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has warned against violence among transport workers’ unions in the State, directing security agencies to maintain status quo across the motor parks.
“All union leaders and their supporters are, hereby, directed to remain calm and bring any grievances to the state government for resolution.
“Security agencies are consequently directly to maintain law and order,” it reads.
Meanwhile, policemen have been stationed at strategic areas in the state, including the motor parks.