The All Progressives Congress
(APC) in Ekiti says the state government is responsible for the shooting of
Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives.
Bamidele was shot on Friday at
the party’s secretariat during a reception organised for Kayode Fayemi, the
governorship candidate for the July 14 election in Ekiti.
Fayemi who resigned his
ministerial appointment on Wednesday had returned to the state to kick off his
campaign.
Taiwo Olatunbosun, Ekiti APC
publicity secretary, accused Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti governor, of spearheading
the disruption.
“It was a smooth ride from Akure
Airport to Ikere-Ekiti where thousands of supporters came out to give him a rousing
welcome,” the statement read.
“Ikere-Ekiti journey to
Ado-Ekiti, a distance of about nine kilometres, lasted two hours in a heavy
traffic that was punctuated by four gunmen suspected to be agents of the state
government who strategically positioned themselves at the party’s secretariat
in Ado-Ekiti for the attack.
“They fired gunshots aimed at Fayemi but hit a
former lawmaker, Opeyemi Bamidele, after the former minister had taken a few
steps forward before the bullets hit the target.”
The party said one of the
assailants dressed in mobile police uniform was apprehended and he is now
helping the police in their investigation.
Apart from Bamidele, the party
said, “other victims in the hospital included Olabode Joshua, Olanrewaju
Gbenga, Adebayo Ogunjemilehin, Ogunmodede Oluwole and Alex Adeleye”.
POLICE ‘ARREST POLITICIAN BEHIND SHOOTING’
Meanwhile, Caleb Ikechukwu, the
Ekiti police spokesman, told newsmen that a politician masterminded the
shooting.
Ikechukwu said the politician,
who “has also been arrested,” conspired with the policeman to carry out the
act.
The policeman, he said, was
posted to a bank in Lagos but travelled to Ekiti for an “illegal duty”.
“At about 17:00 hours, a
policeman who accidentally shot Opeyemi Bamidele and one other has been
arrested. The policeman is in our custody now,” he said.
“He is attached to 20 police
mobile force (PMF) in Ikeja Lagos. He left where he was posted on bank guard
duty somewhere in Ikeja for illegal duty in Ekiti state.
“A politician conspired with the
policeman and removed him from where he was posted in Lagos and both came to
Ekiti for unofficial reasons. The politician has also been arrested.
“The victims of the accidental
discharge are currently responding to treatment at the hospital, and also the
policeman who was mobbed is also responding to treatment in our protective
custody.”
The police PRO said he can’t
disclose the identity of the politician as investigations are still ongoing.
Lere Olayinka, Fayose’s
spokesman, was not available for comment.
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