Temitope Olatoye (Sugar), Action
Democratic Party Oyo central senatorial candidate, has been shot.
One of his aides who spoke under anonymity said he was shot in the face and has been rushed to
the Accident and Emergency centre in University College Hospital(UCH), Ibadan.
Meanwhile, the University College Hospital
(UCH) Ibadan has confirmed that the lawmaker shot on Saturday by political
thugs is in a critical situation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the
hospital.
The spokesman of the hospital,
Toye Akinrinlola, said the lawmaker was brought in a critical situation and was
being resuscitated at the ICU.
“As I am talking to you now, the
man is in the Intensive Care Unit, efforts are on to try to resuscitate him,”
Mr Akinrinlola said.
The Oyo police spokesperson,
Olugbenga Fadeyi, when contacted, said the matter “has not been officially
reported,” but that the command was investigating it.
“You should exercise patience so
that we can get the facts because it has not been officially reported,” said Mr
Fadeyi.
“We will need to get the facts
before we can come out and tell you what it is, please be patient.”
Mr Olatoye represents
Lagelu/Akinyele federal constituency in the House of Representatives.
He contested the senatorial seat
of Oyo Central senatorial district two weeks ago but lost to Teslim Folarin of
the APC.
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