PANIC AT #OSUNDECIDES2026: SPORADIC GUNSHOTS FORCE RESIDENTS TO FLEE WARD COLLATION CENTRE
Tension gripped parts of Osun State on *Saturday, August 15, 2026*, during the governorship election as *sporadic shooting forced residents, party agents and electoral officials to flee a ward collation centre* in a dramatic disruption of the process. The incident, reported under *#OsunDecides2026*, added to growing concerns over security in the state ahead and during the polls. According to reports, gunmen opened fire around the collation centre, sending people scampering for safety. Traders abandoned goods, while voters and officials ran in different directions to avoid being caught in the crossfire. The development comes amid heightened political tension in Osun. Yiaga Africa had earlier classified *13 of the state’s 30 LGAs as high-risk* due to killings, violent attacks and political tension. The group noted that violence in the state had shifted from “coordinated shootings around multiple neighbourhoods to political abductions and then violence around state institutions, like loca...
