OYO STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CRISIS TURNS BLOODY, ONE KILLED, MANY INJURED
The crisis over Local Government administration in Oyo State on Monday took a deadly dimension following a violent clash between supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and opposition All Progressives Congress(APC) resulting in the alleged killing of one person and many sustaining injuries.
Penpushing reports that, the bloody clash occurred in Surulere Local Government Area of the State, where a man identified as Abdulasisi Isa said to be a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was reportedly shot dead.
The victim was allegedly killed when supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and those of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed over who is the authentic Chairperson of the Local Government, while it is on record that there have been pockets of violence between supporters of the council chairpersons who were sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde and those of the caretaker committees he appointed in their place.
Penpushing further reports that, the clash equally recorded number of people sustaining injuries, where various weapons were used, and prior to the Surulere Local Government mayhem, there were violence in other local government areas such as Ogbomoso North Local Government.
The son of a former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, Olamiju Alao-Akala who is the Chairman of Ogbomoso North Local Government before he was sacked by the ruling Peoples Dempcratic Party(PDP) alongside his counterparts in other councils, in reaction alleged that he was also attacked by hoodlums believed to be supporters of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)..
Penpushing alsoreports that, the Ogbomoso North Local Government Caretaker Chairperson, Ibrahim Ajagbe, denied the claim, alleging that, it was the son of the former Governor who led armed thugs to disperse his own group from the council secretariat.
The Council boss said eight people that were injured by the All Progressives Congress ( APC) loyalists were taken to hospital, just as the Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Akeem Olatunji, in reaction, said the deceased is a chieftain of ruling party in the local government area, and also alleged that he(Olatunji) was shot dead by All Progressives Congress(APC) supporters .
“A chieftain of PDP in person of Hon Abdulasisi Isa was shot dead and another person was hospitalised as a result of gunshots. They were allegedly shot by the former Chairman of Surulere North local government, Hon Ogunniran Akinwumi Master. Also, some APC thugs led by Hon Ibraheem Gbodeniyi, and Hon Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, with one Akeem Alaroje and Sunday Adeniran”.
Penpushing reports that, in swift response Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress( APC), Abdulazeez Olatunde, insisted that it was the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) supporters that caused the violence.
The party scribe said despite the Court injunction which certified that the elected chairpersons were the authentic occupants of the offices, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) still went ahead to cause crisis.
“It is very unfortunate that despite the court injunction that affirmed APC as the authentic occupants, PDP still went ahead to attack our people. Despite all these, they still went ahead to cause trouble. It was yesterday that we got the information that they will attack us. It is not APC that attack them. PDP is the one that is causing trouble,” he said.
Meanwhile, as at the time of filing this report, all efforts made to get reaction of the Oyo State Police Command Public Relations Officer,. Olugbega Fadeyi, proved abortive.
