Ondo APC Congress Turns Bloody As Two Feared Killed, Party Chairman’s Brother In Coma
At least two persons were reportedly killed on Wednesday during the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, as violence erupted in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area.
Reports indicated that several others sustained injuries during the crisis, which also led to the burning of a vehicle.
The latest incident came barely 24 hours after suspected political thugs disrupted a stakeholders’ meeting at the party’s secretariat in Akure, where the chairman of the party, Ade Adetimehin, was injured.
One of the victims was identified as Raphael Adetimehin, said to be a brother of the state APC chairman, who was reportedly attacked at his ward in Idanre.
Confirming the development, Ade Adetimehin said his brother was shot and macheted by suspected thugs who allegedly mistook him for the chairman.
“My brother was attacked; those who attacked him thought I was the one because we resemble each other very well. After shooting and macheting him, they left him when they thought he was dead. I don’t know why we are playing our politics to this extent,” he stated.
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