Overzealous Voters Attack Journalist Covering LG Election In Osogbo 

Hameed Oyegbade, the Osun Correspondent for Daily Trust and Trust TV was on Saturday attacked by voters during the local government election in Osun.

Oyegbade was attacked by voters suspected to be overzealous members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the election collation centre, Awosuru area of Osogbo.

The incident Oyegbade revealed occured at about 1:37 pm while he was covering the ongoing election.

He disclosed that he was at the Awosuru collation centre for updates on the election when some overzealous voters descended on him.

The Daily Trust TV/Newspaper Correspondent said his attackers allegedly threatened to kill him, if he failed to depart from the coalition centre.

“I was attacked by members of All Progressives Congress in Osun State today, Saturday, 15th of October, 2022 at 1:37pm while covering local government election at the election collation center at Awosuru in Osogbo.

“The APC members said they would not allow any journalist to cover the election.

"They threatened to destroy my phone and kill him.

"I attempted to educate them that they do not have the authority to dictate to me not to cover the election but they didn’t listen.

“The experience was traumatising. The action of the APC members was not a big deal.

"Of course, as a journalist, I know it’s part of job hazard.

"The most unfortunate part that made me sad was the role of the policemen and the policewoman in particular," he stated.