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.

Budo Egba     Mary Arinde     Garba Ado Sanni     MINILS     Elese Of Igbaja     Paul Odama     Obayomi Azeez     Edret Sabi Abel     Adebara     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Agbarigidoma     Umaru Saro     Saidu Yaro Musa     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Toyosi Thomas     YAKOOYO     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Adamu Attah     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Taofik Mustapha     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Ghali Muhammed     Voices Of Tomorrow     Kola Ologbondiyan     Najim Yaasin     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Oba Abu     Yahya Mohammed     Plat Technologies     Oya State     Azeez Bello     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Bisi Kristien     Kwara     Tayo Alao     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Micheal Imoudu     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Iyeru Grammar School     Mansur Alfanla     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Jide Ashonibare     Oba Abdulrahim     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Binta Sulyman     Makama Of Ilorin     Lithium     RTEAN     Yinka Aluko     Oke-Oyi     Kumbi Titiloye     Sola Saraki University     SWAN     Sambo Murtala     Kwarareports.com     Adaramaja     Bola Olukoju     Salman Jawondo     Ajidagba     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Balogun Ajikobi     Amos Bajeh     Moronfoye     Ayobami Seriki     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Ayinke Saka     Onilorin     Towoju     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Abdulrasaq Alaro     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Reuben Paraje     Funmilayo Oniwa     Maigida Soludero Transit     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Ganiyu Taofiq     Saka Aleshinloye     KWIRS     AGILE Programme     Sulyman Tejidini     Iyeru Grammar School     Musa Yeketi     Yusuf A. Usman     Orisun Igbomina     Oke Sunna     Ajasse-Ipo     Muritala Olarewaju     Gbugbu     Muhammed Akanbi     Abdulwahab Oba     Ibrahim Abiodun     Odo-Owa     IESA     Femi Gbajabiamila     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Saka Isau     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Isiaka Danmeromu     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Pacify Labs     Shao     AIT Ilorin     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Code Of Conduct     Yoruba     Albert Ogunsola     Okasanmi Ajayi     Turaki     Wale Oladepo     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Oluranti Idowu     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Abdulazeez Uthman     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Adisa Logun     2023 Elections     Abubakar B.M     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Kayode Bankole     JUSUN     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Kwara Consultative Forum     Kale Belgore     UNILORIN Alumni Association     V.O. Abioye     Salihu Alhaji Musa     KWASSIP     Jimba Babatunde     Vasolar     JMK Construction Company Limited     Aso Ofi     Akeem Lawal     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Omu-aran     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Dumagi     Olateju Lukman     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Jare Olatundun     Sun Qing Rong     Oke-Ode     Florence Saraki     Saheed Popoola     Nagode     Buari Edun