We Have No Hand In Osun First Lady Convoy Attack – PDP
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Osun state chapter Saturday dissociated
itself from Friday’s attack on the convoy of the state’s First Lady, Kafayat
Oyetola.
The Nation reported Friday that Mrs. Oyetola’s convoy was
attacked around the Owode area of the state and some of her aides suffered
bruises.
Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, in a
statement Saturday, confirmed the incident, adding that one security personnel
on the convoy was injured, while five suspected hoodlums were arrested by the
police.
Opalola said: “On Friday, at about 8:30pm, the police received credible
information that, at Owode, Ede Market expressway, some hoodlums were
attacking the convoy of the wife of Osun Governor.
“The Divisional
Police Officer ‘A’ Division, Ede, promptly mobilised and led detectives to the
scene where the team met CSP Dauda Ismail, the Chief Security Officer to Gov.
Gboyega Oyetola of Osun.
“CSP Ismail briefed the team that one
Omolola Opeyemi, a driver from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, drove an unregistered
truck and blocked the movement of Oyetola.
“As a result of the
traffic blockage, some hoodlums took advantage and started stoning the convoy
of the governor’s wife, thereby, wounding the truck driver on his forehead and
also injuring a DSS personnel.
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“However, five suspects were arrested from the scene and an
investigation is in progress.
But in a statement titled ‘How First
Lady’s Escorts Beat Up Truck Driver, Sparking Public Reaction – Osun PDP’ the
party through its state PDP Media Director, Oladele Bamiji, disagreed with the
police’s version.
The party alleged that the attack was triggered
by Mrs. Oyetola’s escort who beat up a truck driver for blocking the road with
his vehicle.
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The statement reads: “We are shocked to read this morning the futile
attempt by the office of the outgoing First Lady to cover up the irresponsible
conduct of her escort who beat up a truck driver at Owode, leading to the
public’s angry reaction against her entire convoy.
“According to
eyewitness accounts, yesterday (Friday) was Owode Ede market day and the road
was expectedly crowded.
“A truck had developed a fault right in the
middle of the road with the driver making efforts to get it to work.
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“That was the point the First Lady’s convoy arrived at the scene.”
The party claimed that the convoy’s security operatives “pounced
on the truck driver” and rushed him to the hospital after he slumped.
“It was at this point that people around the market angrily
reacted, pelting the convoy with stones and others.
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“Eye witness accounts further revealed that as of the time the convoy was
attacked, the angry crowd were not even aware of who was in the convoy until
reinforcement was sent to the scene from Government House with sporadic
shootings.
“We have gone this far with the details of the incident
to strongly deny allegations that PDP thugs were responsible for the
self-inflicted attacks on the convoy of the First Lady,” the statement
added.
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