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Some of Oyo LG chairmen sacked by Mr Makinde have been attempting to resume office, a move which has been overtaken by violence.
Some people suspected to be political thugs on Wednesday abducted the chairman of Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, Samuel Aderemi, for about two hours.gathered that the chairman, who was one of the chairmen sacked by the state governor, Seyi Makinde, last year, was kidnapped by scores of rampaging thugs, who stormed the council in Jobele.
He is still recuperating at an undisclosed hospital as at the time of filing this report on Thursday. It was gathered that the arrival of security agents, comprising of the police and men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps that halted the violence in the council areas.Mr Makinde, shortly after his inauguration in May last year, sacked the chairmen and asked them to hand over to the most senior career officer in their respective councils, after about eight months of legal battle with the state government.
“The Oyo State PDP wishes to alert the members of the public on the nefarious activities of the Oyo State Chapter of All Progressives Congress over their continuous attack on our members across the 33 local governments and 35 LCDAs in the state.“It sounds barbaric and shameful that the police are looking the other way as APC miscreants and thugs unleash mayhems on unsuspecting members of the public.
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