Kashamu accuses former Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Bayo Dayo of plotting to assassinate him

The controversial Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Ogun State, Senator Buruji Kashamu has written a petition to the police, alleging that the immediate past Chairman of the party in the state, Engr Bayo Dayo is plotting to assassinate him.

Penpushing reports that Kashamu in the petition called on Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson to help investigate and brought Bayo to book, stressing that he has evidences to back up his allegation.

The politician further in the petition requested the police command to charge the former party chairman to court for impersonation, threat to life, attempted murder and forgery.

Penpushing also reports that, Kashamu who represented Ogun East Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly, said the alleged Dayo  had personally threatened to kill him either in Lagos or whenever he step his feet into his home town in Ijebu-Igbo.

The party stalwart emphasised that, it became necessary to raise concern following the antecedents of Dayo, claiming that many leaders of the party have also been living in fear over the alleged threat.

“Following the suspension of Engr. Dayo as State Chairman, many leaders and elders of the PDP in Ogun State and members of the State Working Committee/State Executive Committee have been living in fear of being attacked’, Kashamu wrote.

“Some of us have been seeing strange faces and unregistered vehicles trailing us lately. At other times, we get strange calls from unknown numbers, warning us to be careful or else we would be dealt with’ he added.

“Since they could not have their way, credible information at my disposal shows that Engr. Dayo and his allies have been threatening to attack us either directly or by proxies.

“Although Engr. Dayo had personally threatened to kill me either in Lagos or whenever I step my feet into my home town in Ijebu-Igbo, I never took it to heart until I remembered that a fellow party member, Samuel Olayinka Soneye had warned me to beware of Engr. Dayo because of his murderous antecedents.

“I am also aware that Engr. Dayo has threatened to kill a certain Rasaq Bakare, who worked closely with his son for seven years, if he dared to reveal all that his son, Bola, had acquired with the monies he stole from me.

“Engr. Dayo is always armed with pump action and other rifles that he keeps in his house in Japara, Ijebu-Igbo and its environs. He keeps the guns under the guise of being a hunter. But, we all know the kind of guns that hunters should have and even at that they should obtain licence for them.

Penpushing further reports that, Kashamu said  witnesses have sworn to affidavits and made statements to the police, with assurance to testify in court and support the law enforcement agencies in their investigations.

“Further to his desperate moves, Engr. Dayo has gone diabolical. He goes from the house one juju man to the other mentioning my name and mother’s name to juju men in Japara, Ijebu-Igbo. He wants them to kill me through diabolical means’.

“I humbly urge the security agencies to invite these juju men for justice. In the alternative, Soneye can take them to their houses. I stand on the power of Almighty Allah sub hanna wata ala for protection and safety”, the petition added

‘It has also been brought to my attention that four armed policemen have been attached to Engr. Dayo and he goes about our community in Ijebu-Igbo and its environs terrorising the people under the protection of the policemen’.

“He is boasting and telling anyone who cares to listen that he has paid the authorities to keep the policemen with him for as long as he wants and that anyone who crosses his path will be severely dealt with by his armed policemen.

“According to the Police Act, Engr. Dayo is neither a Very Important Personality (VIP) nor is he a public or political office holder. He is also not business entrepreneur, a multi-national organisation or corporate individual or entity. Therefore, he does not meet the basic requirement for the attachment of police escorts.

“He claims that upon his application for police escorts, the Adebutus intervened and helped him to sort it. I do not know how far true this is. Hon. Ladi Adebutu told his political associates that Engr. Dayo’s application for Policemen was refused’.

‘But, he (Adebutu) had to give Dayo four policemen from the ones attached to their family and/or businesses. This is clearly an illegal act and abuse of privilege that should not be condoned and allowed to continue.

“You may wish to use your good offices to investigate how he got the Police escorts attached to a killer that can cause problem and endanger the lives of the innocent policemen.

“It is in the light of the above that we wish to respectfully urge you to use your good offices to invite Engr. Dayo and their cohorts, investigate the allegations against them and if found culpable, charge them to court for impersonation, forgery, threats to life and acts capable of breaching public peace’.

“They should also be made to give an undertaking not to attack party officials, leaders and members after the lock down, just as they stay clear of the Party Secretariat until they purge themselves of violent tendencies.