Police arrest 6 over attack on Kwara APC, PDP senatorial candidates

Date: 2019-02-21

Kwara State Police Command, yesterday, said it has arrested six suspected thugs allegedly involved in Tuesday's clash between supporters of Kwara South Senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Lola Ashiru, and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim.

Four persons were allegedly killed and scores of supporters injured during the clash.

The two major political parties in the state have been trading casualty fugures of their supporters over the incident in Ojoku, Oyun Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesman of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the arrest of six suspects in an interview with Vanguard, warned that political thuggery would not be tolerated in the state, noting that anyone caught, no matter how highly placed, would be dealt with according to the law.

Chairman of PDP in the state, Kola Shittu, had in a statement condemned the attack on its members and supporters in Ojoku, by thugs allegedly loyal to Kwara South senatorial candidate of APC, Lola Ashiru.

Similarly, APC in a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Folaranmi Aro, claimed that two of their supporters were killed while many sustained severe injuries.

Meanwhile, spokesman of the state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi, said: "Manhunt for the remaining fleeing suspects has since begun, while discreet investigation of the incident is ongoing.

"For the umpteenth time, the command is restating its commitment to the safety of lives and property of the people of Kwara State. While warning sternly that hooliganism, thuggery, unlawful possession of firearms and other dangerous weapons will be met with superior forces and suspects arrested will be made to face the full wrath of the law."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Christopher Odetunde     Nurudeen Mohammed     Abdulazeez Arowona     KSIRS     IESA     Assayomo     Kola Olota     Apaokagi     Ojuekun     IQRA College     Ajakaye     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Harmony Holdings     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Moshood Bakare     Iyaloja-General     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Abdulhakeem Amao     Kumbi Titilope     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Tosho Yaqub     Daud Adeshola     Young Progressives Party     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Wahab Agbaje     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Offorjama     Binta Sulyman     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Amusa Bello     Mufti Of Ilorin     Alimi     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Abdulkareem Alabi     Muhammad Yahya     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Tanke Road     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Umar Adelodun     Olatomiwa Williams     Zaratu Umar     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Musa Alhassan Buge     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Idowu Laro     Amuda Musbau     Saadu Alanamu     Minimum Wage     Kwara Liberation Group     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     KWSIEC     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Air Peace     Gwanara     Dele Momodu     SARS     Sarah Jubril     African Democratic Congress     Seun Bolaji     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Raheem Adaramaja     Orisun Igbomina     AbdulHamid Adi     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Twitter     Abdulrosheed Okiki     SUBEB     FERMA     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Press Release     Pius Abioje     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Photo News    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Muslim Cementary     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     John Olobayo     Shero     Oluronke Adeyemi     Seun Bolaji     United Nigeria Congress Party     Pakata     Isiaka Yusuf     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Apaola     Hajj     Gbugbu     Abdulfatai Baakini     Mustapha Olanipekun     Saka Onimago     Galland Marcias     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Muhammed Abdullahi     Ope Saraki     Gbajabiamila     Tunji Olawuyi     Bamidele Aluko     Mogaji Aare     LAK Jimoh     Aso-ofi     Abdulwahab Oba     Afeyin-Olukuta     Chief Of Staff     Hakeem Idris     Usman Rifun     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Magaji Nda     Shonga     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Sidikat Akaje     Idi-Ape     Sobi     Pilgrims Board     Kawu Baraje     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     ANCOPPS     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Oniyangi     Alfa Belgore     Sardauna     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Tunde Akanbi     Balogun Ajikobi     Ibrahim Abikan     SSA Youth Engagement     YAKOOYO     Olatunde Jare     Mohammed Lawal     Al-Ilory     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Abubakar Imam     Ajase-Ipo     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Kola Ologbondiyan     Saduki Lafiagi     Ashiru     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Amos Bajeh     Azeez Bello     George Funsho Adebayo     Mukhtar Shagaya     Kolawole Bashirat     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Ilorin Water Reticulation