HOODLUMS STORM APC SECRETARIAT IN AKURE, INJURE ONDO CHAIRMAN

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

Hoodlums on Tuesday invaded the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Akure, Ondo State capital, disrupting an ongoing stakeholders’ meeting and allegedly injuring party officials.

Among those reportedly attacked was the Ondo State Chairman of the party, Ade Adetimehin, who claimed he was severely beaten during the incident.

Eyewitness accounts indicated that the assailants, armed with sticks, machetes and other crude weapons, stormed the premises suddenly, shouting and threatening participants. The attack forced party members to flee for safety and brought the meeting to an abrupt end.

Reacting to the incident, Adetimehin said the meeting was convened to prepare for the party’s forthcoming ward congress.

He alleged that the attackers were members of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, accusing them of acting violently while claiming that the governor “owns the party.”

“They came in force this morning and ordered everybody to leave. They claimed the governor owns the party. We told them we were not challenging anybody’s authority, but they attacked us. They dragged me to the floor. I didn’t bother; they took away my two phones from my pocket, along with my wristwatch,” he said.

Adetimehin further disclosed that his personal driver was also assaulted during the invasion. Some of the injured victims have reportedly been taken to hospital for medical treatment.

As of the time of filing this report, the police had yet to issue an official statement on the incident.