The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general election, Senator Teslim Folarin, yesterday condemned an alleged attack on the members of the party by the chairman of the Motor Park Management in the state, Mukaila Lamidi popularly called Auxiliary. Meanwhile, Lamidi has denied his alleged involvement in the attack.
He described the attack as the height of lawlessness, brigandage and provocation capable of heightened the tension in the state.
According to him, it is unbelievable that at a time when Nigerians are celebrating emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Kashim Shettima as the flag bearer and running mate of the ruling party for the 2023 presidential election, some hoodlums are planning to disrupt the peaceful rally.
It was gathered that scores of members of the party were injured when Auxiliary in a light green SUV along with 10 other vehicles intercepted APC members in Labiran junction in the heart of the city around 1:20pm on Tuesday and unleashed mayhem on them.
Folarin alleged that his members were attacked from behind while the candidates were in the front.
He said, “I have just been informed that Makinde’s thugs led by the notorious Lamidi Auxiliary have launched coordinated attacks on our APC members and support groups.
“Auxiliary personally led the attacks at Iyana Labiran enroute Oje in Ibadan. As peaceful and law-abiding citizens, we won’t take laws into our hands. To this end, I call on the law enforcement agencies to do the needful.”
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