At least 24 persons were seriously injured in a bloody clash among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at Oka-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government area of Ondo State on Wednesday.
It was gathered that thugs took advantage of the intra-party crisis to unleash terror on the town.
Two Journalists who were in the town to cover the campaign rally narrowly escaped being lynched during the chaos, as hoodlums attempted to machete them.
The Sun reports that the clash was caused by hoodlums who solicited for money from the aspirant.
He said the refusal of the aspirant to give money to the hoodlums led to the bloody clash, adding that others took the advantage of the clash to perpetrate troubles in the town.
It was learnt that properties worth millions of Naira including, two vehicles belonging to the Peace Corps of Nigeria were destroyed.
Witness said that a female supporter of the aspirant was stripped naked by the political thugs, while dangerous weapons were freely used.
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