Former Speakers, Oyo State House
of Assembly, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola and Hon. Moruff Atilola, a former council
chairman, Hon. Fatai Obabi and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts
in Oyo West Local Government were on Saturday pelted with stones by suspected
hired thugs who on a mission to prevent the conduct of the local government
congress.
Nigerian Eye gathered on Sunday
that trouble started when the thugs stormed the Bola Sanga venue of PDP
congress to prevent leaders of the party.
The incident made party members
run for cover at the Oyo West LGA Divisional Police headquarters, Ojongbodu.
A source however informed us that
one person identified as Idowu Mechanic was killed during the fracas.
The deceased, who was seated at a
function in Ile Gbenku area of Apinni with other guests, was allegedly stabbed
for refusing to give the thugs money.
His remains has been reportedly
deposited at a mortuary in of one of the hospitals in the ancient town.
An eyewitness revealed that the
thugs, on getting to Apinni area of Oyo East, attacked any one in sight. The
deceased got killed in the process.
It was learnt that the thugs were
still on rampage last night just as sympathisers besieged a health facility at
Araromi area of the town to view the corpse.
But the DPO for the LGA at
Ojongbodu later led the stalwarts of the party back to the venue where Prince
Akeem Olukitibi emerged chairman of the party.
The leaders later agreed to share
the remaining positions on consensus arrangement.
Ayoola while confirming that some
suspected thugs invaded the venue in a bid to prevent the congress, however,
denied the reported case of loss of life during the congress.
He informed us in a telephone
conversation that nobody was killed during the congress.
He said “Nobody was killed,
please check your facts, go to town and confirm.
“Some thugs came to the venue to
prevent the leaders. I was part of the committee, though they throw stones in
our direction, we later conducted the congress.
“We reported the incident at
Ojongbodu. The DPO in charge of Oyo West at Ojongbodu led us to the venue and
they ran away. We had the congress and nobody was killed.
“I was there, Yes, Alhaji Fatai
Obabi, Hon. Mofuff Atilola were there. Alhaji Fatai Obabi was there as the
Chairman of the PDP caretaker committee for Oyo West, Hon. Atilola was there as
a former Speaker.
“I was there, though I am not
from Oyo West, I am from Oyo East as an observer and monitor the congress, I
can tell you, if you have there numbers call them, I can tell you that nobody
was killed in Oyo West”.
Adekunle Ajisebutu, Public
Relations Officer of the state Police Command in a telephone conversation said he was not aware of the incident.
He said “I am not aware of that”.
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