My Life Is Under Threat – Lasun Yusuf Alleges

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Osun State, and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Lasun Yussuf has alleged that his life was under threat.

Yussuf made the allegation at a press conference held in Osogbo following an alleged attack on his campaign office.

He said there have been some unusual behavior by certain individuals and groups towards him and his Campaign Team since he secured the ticket of the Labour Party to contest the July, 16th 2022 election in Osun State.

He opined that all the attacks point to the fact that his life and all others involved in his Gubernatorial Campaign in Osun were in serious danger.

He said “Happenings in recent times, particularly since we secured the ticket of the Labour Party to contest the July, 16th 2022 election in Osun State, there have been some unusual behavior by certain individuals and groups towards me and my Campaign Team. As a politician, I believe/think this is one of those antics in politics by some politicians until I started noticing open confrontations being carried too far which the public, especially security agents, must be aware of.

“I hereby seize this opportunity to intimate the press and public about the ugly incident/attack to our Campaign office yesterday and some previous physical attacks to my person and my entourage in the past two weeks. All these ugly attacks on me personally and my campaign office point to the fact that my life and all others involved in my Gubernatorial Campaign in Osun are in SERIOUS DANGER!!!”

The former deputy speaker alleged that some group of Political thugs stopped his convoy last, threatening and warning him of several planned attacks if he refuse to stop his Gubernatorial Campaign.

He said they also told him that his life was in danger and that they would continue to trail and attack him as well as disrupt all his campaign activities and events anywhere in Osun State.

“Last week some group of Political thugs abruptly stopped my convoy threatening and warning me of several planned attacks if we refuse to back down/stop our Gubernatorial Campaign. In fact, to put it straight I was told POINT BLANK that my life is in danger and that they will continue to trail me to attack me and also disrupt all my campaign activities and events anywhere in Osun State.

“At exactly 11pm yesterday, some political thugs numbering about eight stormed my Campaign office at Oroki Estate barely thirty minutes after we all left for the day. They came with cutlasses, guns and other weapons and descended on my Bill boards, signposts and windows of the gate house destroying everything in sight. The Night Guard in Panic came out to challenge them with all his might. He was however, able to battle them causing them to run away. But this happened after they had destroyed everything outside the Campaign office while the Night Guard’s resistance prevented them from gaining entrance to the Campaign Office,” he said.

While stating that nothing could stop his campaign and no threats can stop me from becoming Governor of Osun State come July 16th 2022, Hon. Yussuf then seized the opportunity to intimate the Public and urged Security Operatives to be on Red alert in this respect.

“I therefore seize this opportunity to intimate the Public and the whole world that my Political Opponents have sponsored some thugs to be after my life and to disturb our Gubernatorial Campaign. The Security Operatives are hereby put on Red alert in this respect.

“I state here unequivocally that nothing can stop our campaign and no threats can stop me from becoming Governor of Osun State come July 16th 2022. I am peace loving and expect all contestants to be. Thuggery and hooliganism or employing violence to win election will not work this time around! Even using money will not!

“My campaign is based on issues and programs premised on changing the narratives for Osun and its people. The sitting Governor and other Contestants are hereby advised to desist from thuggery and hooliganism and let our campaigns be based on sound debates focused on issues and our programs for Osun economic growth and development, Yussuf stated.