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Former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has accused a former governor of the state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, of trying to re-introduce violence in the state following the political violence that occurred in Ogbomoso on Wednesday.

But the Director-General, Alao-Akala/Alli Campaign Organisation, Dr. Kola Balogun, has debunked the partys claim.

Balogun challenged APC to produce a police permit for the rally it had in the town, saying that the violence was allegedly started by APC thugs.

He said, We had the police permit to conduct our campaign and rally in some parts of Ogbomoso. We were coming from Surulere area but when we got to General Hospital area, we met a convoy of APC people on the other side of the road chanting war song directed at us. We did not respond and because we were moving slowly, APC thugs had the opportunity to assault us the more.

The last two vehicles in our convoy were attacked with our members injured seriously. One of the cars, a Toyota Highlander belonging to Mr. Akeem Ayinla, was destroyed with another Toyota Camry. They are now at the police station in Owode. How can they now claim that Labour Party attacked them when they were actually the attacker?

According to the APC, Alao-Akala allegedly made a false statement to the public in his attempt to exonerate himself from the violent incident at Ogbomoso in which some thugs working for the Labour Party attacked an APC candidate and members of his campaign team.

In a statement issued by its Director of Publicity and Strategy, Olawale Sadare, the APC described as unfortunate a situation whereby culprits of indecent acts would take delight in adding insult to injury by rushing to the press, churn out lies with a view to misleading the public and escape justice.

The statement read in part, Eyewitness accounts have it that dozens of political thugs armed with dangerous weapons waylaid the campaign train of our candidate for the Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Orire Federal Constituency, Barr. Oyewole Oyewumi, and attacked innocent members of the APC without any provocation at around General Hospital Area of Ogbomoso in broad daylight as they were coming from venue of a political meeting.

It was an apparent case of assassination attempt on the life of Barr. Oyewumi, who is a son of the incumbent Soun of Ogbomosoland. The Prince, accompanied by his supporters, was about entering his residence when known thugs of Alao-Akala emerged from nowhere and started destroying vehicles belonging to the APC. One of the thugs went for Prince Oyewumi but he was lucky to have escaped but not without sustaining injuries from machete cuts.

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Akala wants to re-introduce violence in Oyo APC