The conflicting claims were contained in separate statements issued on Wednesday by the two parties as political tensions continued in the community following the governorship election.
The Osun State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Accord Party have traded allegations over fresh violence and arrests in Iree, Boripe Local Government Area of the state, five days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Ademola Adeleke winner of the August 15 governorship election.
The APC had alleged that the Accord Party hoodlums attacked its members and supporters in Iree, leaving no fewer than 10 people critically injured and destroying several properties, including the town’s major motor park and business premises belonging to some of its members.
However, the Accord Party has rejected the allegations, accusing the Nigerian police of arresting five of its members who it said had stopped alleged attempts by APC thugs to snatch ballot boxes during the election.
The conflicting claims were contained in separate statements issued on Wednesday by the two parties as political tensions continued in the community following the governorship election.
