Petrol station, vehicles vandalized during political rally in Kwara

Date: 2015-03-24

Violence broke out in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State at the weekend resulting in the destruction of vehicles, a petrol station among others. The violence reportedly broke out when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took its campaign to the local government.

The campaign was marred by sporadic gunshots as property worth millions of naira were damaged.

State chairman of the APC, Ishola Balogun-Fulani and Ekiti council chairman, Mr. Fatigun Akintoba, alleged that PDP thugs were responsible for the attacks. But the PDP chairman, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, denied knowledge of the attacks.

The APC chairman said the people of Kwara State were disturbed by what he called the violent activities of the PDP.

"Within every 24 hours, if APC members are not attacked, billboards sponsored by the APC and its candidates will be destroyed", he said.

The chairman also alleged that the party has information that "the PDP printed thousands of APC branded T-shirts which have been distributed to PDP thugs across the state, especially within Ilorin metropolis. The PDP thugs have been mobilised to cause widespread violence, including but not limited to destruction of vehicles".

He called on the police to arrest those responsible for the attack. Fatigun Akintoba, who spoke on behalf of APC stakeholders in the local government, alleged that the suspected hoodlums descended on the people due to the cold reception received by PDP governorship candidate, Senator Simeon Ajibola.

"They unleashed mayhem on our community and destroyed APC bill boards mounted at the junction of Obbo-Aiyegunle. They also vandalised several vehicles and caused untold hardship on our people", he said.

The council chairman who was joined by Deputy Chief of Staff to the governor, Chief Christopher Ayeni, Commissioner for Planning, Mr. Bode Ogunleye, Ebun Owolabi, among others warned that the people cannot be intimidated by bomb and machetes.

On his part, Ayeni urged security agencies not to "play the game of Ekiti State in Ekiti Local Government".

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bamidele Adegoke     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Hajj     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Dan Iya     AbdulHamid Adi     Kawu Baraje     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Muhammed Akanbi     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Patience Jonathan     Kwara Central     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Abubakar Usman Jos     Sam Okaula     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Michael Nzwekwe     Bayo Lawal     Abdulwahab Oba     Funke Adedoyin     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Elesie Of Esie     Ilorin Airport     NIPR     Bolakale Ayo     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Kisira     Isapa     Joseph Daudu     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Ajikobi     Toyin Saraki     Oniwa     Edu     Bamidele Aluko     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Emmanuel Bello     Adijat Adebiyi     CT Ayeni     Laduba     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Ambassador Kayode Laro     08001000100     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Aliyu Salihu     Arandun     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Kwara     Kunbi Titiloye     Folaranmi Aro     Daud Adeshola     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Kumbi Titilope     Saba Mamman Daniel     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Law School Scholarship     Eleja     Olokoba Sulyman     Rafiu Olasile     Tosho Yaqub     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Ilorin East     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Neo Mundo Ltd     Fawenu     Muhammadu Gobir     Shagari     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Adebara    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sebastine Obasi     Farouk Salim     Ilorin Central Mosque     Anilelerin     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Olokoba Sulyman     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Umar Ahmed Gunu     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Garment Factory     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     United Nigeria Airline     Marufat Oladosu     Esuwoye     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     COVID     HICA     Neo Mundo Ltd     Kwha.gov.ng     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Oke-Ogun     Orisun Igbomina     Yahaya Jibril Usman     CUTI     Rihanat Ajia     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Chikanda     Chief Of Staff     Wahab Agbaje     Ilorin International Airport     Mohammed Danjuma     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     KWASEIC     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Jimba Babatunde     Yakub Ali-Agan     Pius Abioje     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Abdulfatai Baakini     Musibau Akanji     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Erin-ile     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Pilgrims Board     Sheikh Alimi     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Ilorin Like-Minds     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     IHS Towers     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     EFCC     Danladi     Bayo Ojo     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Edu     Mohammed Lawal     Ijagbo Health Centre     CELF     CT Ayeni     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Nigerian Correctional Service     Sabo-Oke     Afonja     Al-Adaby     Hussein Olokooba     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Saheed Popoola     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Ilota     Samuel Adedoyin     Transition Implementation Committee     Garba Ayodele Wahab