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Hoodlums attack SDP secretariat in Ondo

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Many persons were reportedly injured when hoodlums attacked the secretariat of the Social Democratic Party in Idanre town, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday evening.

The hoodlums were said to have stormed the secretariat while a meeting of the party members was ongoing.

The incident happened four days to the local government election in the state.

According to an eyewitness, the hoodlums numbering about 20, stormed the secretariat with dangerous weapons and beat up members of the party during the meeting.

The SDP chairmanship and vice chairmanship candidates in the forthcoming Saturday council election, Bankole Akinselure and  Idowu Akinrotohun, respectively were also attacked by the hoodlums.

The cause of the attack was yet unknown as of the time of filing this report but it was gathered that the incident was not unconnected to the political crisis in the community.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Tee Leo Ikoro, said it was not a serious incident.

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