By Oludamisi Ojo
Ahead of the June governorship election in Ekiti state, the convoy of the former governor Segun Oni and candidate of the Social Democratic Party was allegedly attacked on Tuesday at Efon Alaaye, Efon Local Government Area of the State, by suspected party thugs.

Eaton is the hometown of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bisi Kolawole.
According to the Publicity Secretary, Segun Oni campaign organization, Jackson Adebayo, the hoodlums, who laid siege at the venue of the rally shot sporadically into the air and wounded many in the process.
Adebayo said the hoodlums brandished guns, cutlasses, sticks, and stones.

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However, he said they were resided by combined forces of security men, who averted bloodshed in the process.
Adebayo said: “The campaign train which had successfully toured nine local governments since Monday and fully received by the large turnout of members and supporters of the SDP was attacked with gunshots, cutlasses, and other dangerous weapons at the center of the town around 3.30 pm.

“Shortly after the Efon Local Government members and supporters of the SDP had converged at the venue to wait for the arrival of the party’s governorship candidate, Segun Oni, the thugs started shooting and attacked the supporters with sticks and cutlasses”

Adebayo said some SDP supporters were injured and vehicles in the convoy were damaged by thugs before the arrival of a detachment of police, who overpowered the thugs.

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When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the attack.
He said the gun-wielding thugs invaded the campaign ground of the former governor and made spirited efforts to disrupt it

Abutu said” Yes, the hoodlums came to the venue with dangerous weapons to disrupt the consultation process of the SDP candidate, Engr Segun Oni, but our men were able to put the situation under control.

“The police have begun investigation and arrest will be made and those behind it will surely have a case to answer”.

Oni during his visit to Oye, Ikole, Ekiti East, Ekiti West, Efon, Ijero, and Gbonyin local government areas, told Fayemi to deploy his expertise in war studies to tackle senseless killings, kidnapping, and ritual killings in the state.

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“I am calling on governor Kayode Fayemi, who has Ph.D. in War Studies, to use his knowledge to tackle kidnapping in the state. Kidnappers have declared war on our people, this has been going on since for four years ago and it has not ceased” He said

The former governor described the People’s Democratic Party, regarded as a major opposition in Ekiti as a dead party that will be buried on June 18, saying ” The party is dead we will only do the funeral with this coming election”.

He said, “You knew what I represent, I am not a leader that can embezzle your money or a leader that will deprive workers and masses of their entitlements, so I will spend whatever meant for the state on all our citizens”.

Oni said those scrambling for the state and National Assembly seats under SDP need not offer bribes to any leader, saying all eligible members can aspire for any political position without discrimination.