Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have attacked the campaign office of the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala. The office, popularly known as Destiny House and located on Oremeji Adegoke Street, Ibadan, was attacked on Wednesday night.

The hoodlums reportedly came on motorbikes with containers full of stones, pelting the windows of the office but fled after an alarmed resident close to the office raised an alarm. Three windows were damaged in the attack.

“This is highly provocative,” said the director, Alao-Akala Campaign Organisation, Dr. Kola Balogun. “This is the third time in the last few weeks that opposition stalwarts will attack Labour Party either materials or persons. We have reported all these incidents to the police and they have said they are investigating.”

Alhaji Kunle Labiran, Secretary of the campaign office, disclosed that the incident has been reported at Mokola Police Station and that policemen had visited the premises.

Spokesperson for Chief Alao-Akala, Mr. Abraham Ojo, expressed disgust at the incident. He, however, appealed for calm, advising people to conduct themselves as only their votes will count on election day.

Similarly, the coordinator, Team Akala, Prince Niran Adeyoju, has condemned the act, describing it as a terrible act from a jittery opponent.

He said that the opposition had been threatening violence for some weeks now and the recent attack might be connected with the threats.

•Photo shows Alao-Akala.