The Ondo State Police Command says it has begun a probe into the attack on the Commissioner for Women Affairs in the state, Adebunmo Osadahun.
Mrs Osadahun was attacked in the Arigidi Akoko area of the state during the distribution of palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who confirmed that an investigation had commenced, said the Commissioner of Police, Asabi Abiodun, condemned the brutal attack on Mrs Osadahun.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the commissioner who was in the Akoko area to see to the distribution of state palliatives was attacked by the assailant named Awolumate Olumide while having a meeting with some of their party members in the area.
“The CP has ordered that a thorough investigation be carried out and the case transferred to the SCID, Akure for further probe into what led to the Assault,” the PPRO said.
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