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.

Voices Of Tomorrow     COEASU     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     SARS     Yusuf Arowosaye     Dan Masanin     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     George Innih     Folajimi Aleshinloye     SAPZ Project     Toyin Abdullahi     JAAC     Prince Bola Ajibola     John Olobayo     College Of Education     Kawu     Muritala Olarewaju     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Baakini     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Yetunde Balogun     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Logun     Tunji Folami     Isin     Ilesha Gwanara Road     08001000100     Agor Market     Sam Onile     Mohammed Abdulahi     Ibrahim Bio     Kwara NIPR     Chief Of Staff     Bibire Ajape     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Unilorin     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Kwara Volleyball Association     Elewu     NNPP     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     MINILS     Olatunde Jare     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Mubarak Oladosu     Abubakar Aliagan     Awoye     Abdulmumini Jawondo     IHS Towers     RTEAN     Oye Tinuoye     Oke-Oyi     Alao Ayotunde     March 28     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Elections     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Shonga Farm Project     Fulani     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Federal Allocation     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Alaiye     IYA YUSUF     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Jumoke Gafar     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Ojuekun     Adedipe     Suleiman Idris    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Issa Memunat Moyosore     Salami Adekunle     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Saidu Yaro Musa     Omar Gambari     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Arinola Lawal     Simeon Ajibola     Barakat Community Secondary School     Azeez Salawu     Yahya Mohammed     Biliaminu Aliu     Omu-aran     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Ileloke     Ibrahim Bio     Bayo Ojo     Babata     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Oniye     Baba Isale     Crystal Corner Shops     Bamikole Omishore     Balogun Fulani     Raliat AbdulRazaq     07039448763     Yakub Lai Gobir     Mohammed Abduraheem     Suleiman Ajadi     Oyin-Zubair     Wale Oladepo     Olusola Saraki     Oke-Ode     Kaosarah Adeyi     Sheriff Shagaya     Ilorin     Issa Oloruntogun     Wasiu Odewale     Suleiman Idris     Igbaja     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Danladi     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Bilikis Oladimeji     Ganiyu Taofiq     New Nigeria People’s Party     Pilgrims Board     Abdulrasaq Alaro     SUBEB     Taofik Abdulkareem     Ilorin General Hospital     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Sa\'adu Salau     Lanre Aremu     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Idi-Ape     Sobi     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Saba Mamman Daniel     Odolaye Aremu     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Shoprite     Eleyele     Bola Olukoju     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ilofa     Baba-Isale     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Nnazua     Elections     Ahmed Alhasssan     Oke-Kura     Tanke Road     Yakubu Dogara