Oni Petitions IGP, DSS Over Alleged Assassination Attempt
Chief Segun Oni, a former governor of Ekiti State
Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti
Former governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni and candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 18 governorship poll in Ekiti State, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, over an alleged attempt by some desperate politicians to assassinate him.
Also copied was the Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Yusuf Bichi, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, over an attempt on his life by political thugs during his visit to Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti State on April 6, 2022.
Some suspected political thugs, wielding guns and other lethal weapons, had on that day launched an attack on Oni’s campaign and wounded scores of SDP members while also vandalising some vehicles in his convoy.
Segun Oni Campaign Organisation (SOCO) through its legal counsel, Owoseni Ajayi and associates, had in the letter dated April 7, 2022, told the security chiefs to beef security around the SDP candidate and also investigate those behind the attack for possible arrest and prosecution.
Oni, in the 18-paragraph petition titled ‘Re: Attempted assassination of Engr. Olusegun Oni, former Governor of Ekiti State and Gubernatorial Candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ekiti State in the forthcoming Governorship Election’, urged full investigation into the remote and immediate causes of the mayhem that happened on Wednesday April 6, 2022, at Efon Alaaye.
“That the culprits should be brought to book immediately to serve as a deterrent to others who may want to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election in the state
“That the personal security of Engr. (Chief) Olusegun Oni should be strengthened. That the ruling party in the state should be cautioned and restrained from their open boast that they would use ‘federal might’ to bulldoze their way through in the forthcoming gubernatorial election as exemplified in the Efon mayhem of April 6, 2022.”
Oni, therefore, urged the security heads to discharge their constitutional duties diligently and effectively during Ekiti poll, as they had done recently during the Anambra gubernatorial election.
