At least one person has reportedly died and many injured in the aftermath of the attack on Ekiti State’s First Lady, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, by protesting students of Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE).
Erelu Fayemi escaped physical attack by protesting students during her day-two tour of Moba, Ilejemeje and Oye local governments as part of her 7-day empowerment tour of the 16 local governments in Ekiti State.
Though the protest was initially considered peaceful by the Police Commissioner, Mr. Asuquo Amba, it was said to have been hijacked by hoodlums.
Students of FUOYE had gathered as early as 6:39 am on Tuesday in front of the gates of the twin campuses of the institution in Oye and Ikole respectively to call on the Federal government to ensure regular power supply to the campuses.
It was gathered that the students dispersed after a few hours and peace had been restored, but some miscreants allegedly took over and unleash mayhem on innocent people.
The hoodlums were said to have engaged the security operatives in violent clashes and allegedly vandalized vehicles in the convoy of the Erelu Bisi Fayemi.
Meanwhile, photo of a student allegedly shot dead by the police was circulated while a video of a mob attack on a mobile policeman went viral, though the condition of the security operative was not known at the time of filing this report.
Reacting to the incident, Ekiti Police spokesman, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, confirmed the attack on the governor’s wife.
Ikechukwu stated that the students protested in the morning and blocked the Ifaki-Ikole-Omuo highway before vandalizing properties.
He said, “The students did not allow vehicles to move freely and they vandalised the property of Benin Electricity Distribution Company.
“When police went there to dialogue with them, they resisted them, and the wife of the governor who went on local government tour ran into the barricade mounted on the road.
“The students were reported to have been violent destroying cars and smashed the windscreens of vehicles.
“We want to warn that the command won’t tolerate hooliganism under any guise. We want to assure the public that the police are on top of the situation and our people must go about their normal businesses.”
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Photos of some convoy buses attacked
