Some political thugs in Ondo state nearly snuffed life out of Osun State Commissioner for Regional Integration, Mr. Bola Ilori after they attacked him at a meeting.
The Osun State Commissioner for Regional Integration, Mr. Bola Ilori was on Thursday beaten mercilessly by persons suspected to be political thugs in Akure while attending the zonal meeting of the All Progressives Congress in the state.
Ilori speaking after the encounter revealed that he was attacked by thugs acting on the instructions of a top government appointee in Ondo State (name withheld).
According to Punch, the incident took place at the International Events Centre, Akure when Ilori left the hall to grant interview with reporters at the entrance of the hall.
His clothes and underwear were torn by his attackers. Without any elaborate explanation, Ilori alleged that a top Ondo State Government official sent the thugs to attack him.
“It is the (name withheld) that sent them,” Ilori alleged. He and his supporters left the venue shortly after.
