Some hoodlums yesterday stormed a newsstand in Osogbo and attacked newspaper readers who were criticizing Governor Aregbesola's administration.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola
According to a report on Daily Independent, some hoodlums stormed a news stand at Wole-Ola Estate junction, opposite Ayegbaju International Market in Osogbo, in the Osun state capital and attacked newspaper readers who were criticizing Governor Aregbesola’s administration.
A different side of the report, however revealed that the news stand had been a hot spot for both supporters of APC and PDP where they always engaged themselves in hot arguments in favour and against government. It was gathered that yesterday's incident was not the first time such things will happen.
A victim of the attack, Fadeyi Solomon Olufemi while narrating his experience said the armed thugs numbering about 40 came to the newsstand in four mini buses and four motorcycles and beat newspaper readers mercilessly.
"There was a very hot argument among the newspaper readers at the junction. Some argued against Aregbesola and his administration, especially as relating to the issue of non-payment of salaries of workers in the state. Others argued in favour of the governor."
Fadeyi explained further that one of those arguing in favour of Aregbesola at the newsstand later stepped aside and made a phone call and that the hoodlums arrived the scene few minutes later and the newspapers were destroyed.
The Chairman of Newspapers Distributor Association in Osun State, Alhaji Muhammed Azeez Olaiya who visited the scene of the incident said the association was not happy over the development and lamented that people could no longer expressed themselves freely in the state.
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