Hoodlums suspected to be supporters of Jacob Adebo,
popularly known as ‘Idajo,’ the new Chairman of the Vehicle Parks Management
Committee, invaded major motor parks in Akure, the Ondo State Capital, on
Monday, injuring six members of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers,
NURTW.
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, inaugurated the
State Motor Parks Management Committee on Monday through his Deputy, Lucky
Aiyedatiwa.
Akeredolu appointed Idajo, the previous Chairman of NURTW in
the State, to lead the 21-man committee, which also includes Evangelist Festus
Obasoto as Vice Chairman and Bayode Gbenga as Secretary.
It waslearnt that shortly after the ceremony, hoodlums went
to various motor parks and attacked NURTW members, causing traffic to be
disrupted and passengers to flee for their lives.
The thugs, who were said to have arrived in buses with
cutlasses, knives, and other dangerous weapons, inflicted various degrees of
injuries on the victims who were attacked at the parks
The six victims are currently seeking treatment at an Akure
hospital.
Funmilayo Odunlami, the Police Public Relations Officer in
the State, said that the issue had not been reported.
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