Ekiti, Afenifere condemn attack on Fayemi’s wife
Ekiti State Government has condemned Tuesday’s attack on the convoy of the first lady of the state, Erelu Bisi Fayemi during a protest by students of Federal University of Oye Ekiti.
They were said to have engaged the security operatives detailed with the governor’s wife in a clash with some vehicles on the convoy, including that of the security operatives were burnt and two pump rifles seized. “We acknowledge that the protest might have started as a peaceful one, there was an escalation to violence, possibly due to infiltration by hoodlums”
“We await more details of this sad development from the school authorities. Nothing is worth the loss of any life”, he said.He, however, called on the general public to go about their normal activities as the situation is now under control. The group called on authorities of the University to do the needful before the institution is reopened and bring those involved to judgement to serve as deterrents against future occurrence.
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