Mr.Segun Oni’s Thugs on rampage in Igbemo-Ekiti

The terror unleashed on many towns by the thugs loyal to the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP, Mr. Segun Oni last week was extended to Igbemo –Ekiti in the Irepodun /Ifelodun local government area of the State.

The same thugs who attacked non PDP members in Esure, Afao and Are also attacked many people in Igbemo and destroyed their property. Worst hit is Mr. Felix Ajayi whose Ultimate Hotel was destroyed and everything within and outside the hotel were vandalized with the whole place turned upside down.

As usual, the thugs entered Igbemo in the company of Mr. Segun Oni who was billed to campaign in the town and started shooting driving everyone into the bush in the process. They went to the houses of non PDP supporters ostensibly on the orders of a notorious political office holder in the town, to attack them with guns, matchetes and axes. Some thugs of Mr. Segun Oni go about with AK 47 rifles.

Not done with the attack on Mr. Felix Ajayi’s Hotel on Thursday, fierce looking thugs came back to Igbemo on Saturday hunting for Messers Ajayi and Peter Akinsola with the aim of attacking them. They were lucky to be out of town at that time.

Mr. Segun Oni and his band of thugs have wrecked havoc on hapless Ekiti people in almost all the towns where they have campaigned while Ekiti Police command usually looked the other way.

The recent arrest of five suspected thugs trying to bring a large cache of arms into Ekiti, one of whom is reported to be a close cousin and associate of Mr. Segun Oni is a confirmation that Mr. Oni is a man in love with violence and is bent on returning to power by hook or crook.

We once again appeal to the Inspector General of police and the National Security Adviser to save the hapless people of Ekiti from the rampaging thugs of Mr. Segun Oni and his PDP merchants of death who are bent on turning Ekiti into a battle ground. We also appeal to the security agents to arrest Mr. Oni’s thugs since they are well known so that we can have a peaceful rerun election.

Yemi Adaramodu
Director of Communications
Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation
April 12, 2009.