APC Supporters Steal Journalist’s Phones At Omisore’s Rally
Two mobile phones belonging to a reporter with OSUN DEFENDER newspaper, Samuel Durosomo, were on Tuesday stolen during the declaration of interest by the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, to contest the 2026 governorship election in Osun State.
The incident occurred at the APC state secretariat in Osogbo, where a large crowd had gathered for the event.
According to Durosomo, the phones — a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and a TECNO Spark 20 Pro — were stolen when unidentified supporters in the crowd pushed him while he was recording the proceedings.
He said, “The phones were stolen a few minutes past 1 p.m. this afternoon, Tuesday, while we were covering the declaration of interest by Senator Omisore at the APC Secretariat.
“As the event progressed, some supporters trying to move to the front pushed us and my colleague, with whom I was standing. As we tried to stand up and regain full stamina, I discovered that my two phones — a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and a TECNO Spark 20 Pro — had been stolen.
“We have been trying to call the phones, but they have been switched off by the thieves,” he added.
Meanwhile, the former deputy governor of the state, while addressing his supporters at the event, urged them to turn out in large numbers to vote for the party in 2026.
He said, “I am expecting Osun State people to vote for APC en masse come August 8, 2026. This is to show preparedness of the core APC members in the state, to show how ready we are to ensure that I become the party candidate by God’s grace in December, and to further strengthen the belief of the people in the coming APC government in Osun State.
“APC chance in 2026 is 100 percent, these are volunteers from the nook and cranny of the state, this is just within the party and not the public this is an internal politics, preparing us for the forthcoming primaries in December.”
Omisore disclosed that he tagged his movement as ‘rescue mission’, noting that their presence at the declaration is a show of strength to rescue Osun State from the current Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) administration.
He said, “I am optimistic, you know if we go to the primaries today, I’ll win more than 90 percent, by God’s grace I shall emerge and deliver the APC government by next year August.”
“People are expecting maturity governance, educational improvement, agricultural improvement, rural capital development, structural adjustment of the state, capital development, impartial policies, among others. Government is not a dancing matter; it’s a serious business and must be taken seriously by serious people.”
Okikiola Adewale is a young and vibrant undergraduate pen pusher with training in both print and digital journalism. He has a flair for writing, content development and people-oriented reporting to seek societal change.
