The Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta on Monday commenced hearing of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, against Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Both the APC and the PDP mobilised their
members to be at the tribunal for solidarity.
However, political thugs stormed the venue of
the tribunal with canes, otherwise known as pankere, attacking percieved
opponents while police officers and other security agents watched.
Although the road leading to the court was
barricaded at both ends by the police, it did not prevent the hoodlums from
attacking their targets.
As the political thugs roamed about with
canes in their hands, the police made no attempt to arrest or stop them from
causing chaos.
A policeman said, “there is nothing we can
do, we can’t arrest them. Everything about Ogun is always different.”
A PDP member, who was attacked by the thugs,
said he lost his phone, money and other valuables in his possession while being
beaten.
As of the time of filing this report, members
of the PDP have fled the court premises to avoid further attacks.
It was reported that attacking opposition
members at the tribunal has now become a dangerous trend in Ogun after every
election.
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