There was sporadic shooting at Old Garage motor park in Osogbo on Monday following attempts to take back the park that had been taken over by a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers earlier on Sunday.
Sources also said there were attacks on motor parks around Oke-Baale, Ilesa Garage and Old Coca-Cola Area all within the Osogbo metropolis, where hoodlums attacked some union members reporting for duty.
The shooting caused panic among residents who were just commencing the day’s work, as they scampered to safety to avoid being hit by bullets.
The clashes later spread to Ayetoro area where a member of the union was reportedly attacked with matchet and had to abandon his vehicle and ran to safety.
It would be recalled that about 10 members of the NURTW were reportedly injured across Osun when the forceful take over started on Sunday.
The group behind the attacks were said to have recruited hoodlums and stormed the state secretariat of the union in Osogbo shortly after the inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as Osun governor.
As of the time of filing this report, the alleged attackers were said to be occupying the secretariat located along Osogbo/Ilesa road.
It was also learnt that the hoodlums behind the attack injured the state Financial Secretary of the union, Sunday Akinwale and vandalised the building as well as some vehicles parked within the premises.
The State Secretary of the Union, Osundiya Akinsola, confirmed the attack, saying he was ferried for safety by some policemen who responded to distress call when the attackers stormed the area.