The suspected political thug has attacked Awoyemi Olayinka Rafael one of the supporter to the Oriade chairmanship aspirant Hon. Akinwale Bimbo Lawanson at the burial ceremony of Hon. Sola Adewumi’s in- law in Ijebu-Jesa area of Oriade Local Government.
Rafael, who is also aspiring for councillorship under ruling All Progressives Congress in ward 11 of the local council was attacked on Saturday by a thug who is said to be APC local government youth leader.
It was gathered that the suspected political thug is one of the loyalist to the incumbent chairman Honorable Bunmi Obeisun.
An eyewitness who spoken under Anonymous said the hoodlum is a loyalist of incumbent chairman local government, adding that he came to challenge Olayinka on his way when he (Olayinka) wanted to go and get an envelope.
“The APC thug claimed to be APC Oriade youth leader came and began harassing the ward 11 councillorship aspirant because he did not support Hon. Bunmi Obeisun.
“The local youth leader politically known as Wale Elewa assaulted him and cut him with cutlass on his right eyes side,”eyewitness added.
Contacted, the local government chairman Hon. Bunmi Obeisun said the person who was allegedly attack Olayinka is not his loyalist but party man.
According to him, “That is not correct to say one of my loyalist attack don’t use that language. The person is a party man not my loyalist.
“I don’t know anything about the incident that is all.” he said
