Ekiti Assembly Bye-Election Massacre: PDP Alleges Gov Fayemi Protecting Killer- Thugs |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has accused the State Governor,  Dr Kayode Fayemi, of harbouring, in the Government House,  killer- thugs who perpetrated the killing of three people during a House of Assembly bye-election in Ekiti East Local Government on Saturday.

This is coming just as Governor Fayemi visited Omuo community to symphartize with relations of those shot dead.

The Governor, during the visit, held a closed door meeting with the Senator representing Ekiti north, Biodun Olujinmi, as well as meeting with the traditional ruler of the community.

In a statement on Sunday by its State Publicity Secretary,  Raphael Adeyanju, the party insisted that Governor Fayemi cannot claim that the killer thugs that overran Omuo Ekiti are not known to him.

According to PDP, rather than going to Omuo Ekiti to shed crocodile tears as usual,  Governor Fayemi should repent and stop acting like a “blood-sucking-demon” who takes delight in shedding the blood of his own people.

“The people of Omuo Ekiti know those who came to the town to shoot at innocent people, Governor Fayemi also knows them.

“The same killer thugs invaded GNN Hotel in Ado Ekiti on October 24, 2020 and CCTV footages, showing their faces were provided to the police, but they did nothing.

“Fayemi also saw the footages, but he gave the thugs protection.

“Therefore,  there is nothing for the police to investigate.  Rather,  Governor Fayemi should just be humane for once and release those his killer thugs to the police for prosecution.”

“It is on record that between October 16, 2010 and October 16, 2014 that Fayemi was governor of Ekiti State then, nine people were killed by government thugs.

“Now,  two years after,  Ekiti is witnessing the same state sponsored killings and attack just as it was during his first tenure.

“During the 2017 local government elections that APC contested against itself,  a man was killed in Ikere Ekiti while one Prince Sunday Ogunleye was killed in Ado Ekiti by government thugs during the EndSARS protest.

“But like all the afflictions of the Israelites,  this regime of barbaric killings in Ekiti State too shall pass.”