Six days to Osun election: 18 ‘killed’ as fears of more violence mount

•Osogbo, Ede, Ife, Oriade, Ijebu-Ijesha, Ilobu, Ikire emerge as flashpoints •Deployment of 15,000 policemen divides stakeholders By Shina Abubakar Fresh fears of further violence have gripped Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election, with the two major opposition parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Accord Party, claiming to have lost a combined 18 members in the build-up to the poll.

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He said: “Most important thing is not about number, it’s about the professional conduct of the Police, capacity to protect the people’s vote, we are interested in free, fair and credible election, we are also interested in adequate security to ensure that the Accord members do not succeed in creating fear and apprehension in the mind of the people so that our supporters and party members can come out to vote for the candidate of their choice.” Oriade, Ijebu-Ijesha, Ikire On its part, the Accord Party said the number of policemen deployed might not be adequate considering the level of violence witnessed in some towns across the state, even as it called for more security personnel to ensure the safety of voters and votes.