Ogun lawmaker raises alarm over security situation in Ifo community

The Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo has raised the alarm over the state of insecurity within Ifo community of the state.

Oluomo in a statement posted on a social media platform in the early hours of Monday hinted that some political thugs who were not happy with the outcome of the last election, in which he won, had been after his life and some other members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The alarm was coming on the heels of an alleged killing of a young man by a police officer on Sunday.

The lawmaker narrated that a political thug (name withheld) mobilised his boys to attend the final Akoogun festival in the town, and that the operatives of the Nigeria Police discovered that one of them was in possession of a gun.

The Police, according to the deputy speaker got the thug arrested with the gun with a form of resistance from the political thugs who according to him prevented them (Police) from whisking the thug away and equally retrieved the seized gun from the Police.

During this melee, a young man was said to have been allegedly shot dead while the police were reported to have fled the scene immediately the incident happened.

The lawmaker added that the thugs unleashed terror on members and supporters of the APC in sight, while his constituency office and five vehicles were burnt.

He explained that the thugs also set ablaze the constituency office of a member of the House of Representatives representing Ifo/Ewekoro, Hon. Ibrahim Isiaka.

The statement reads, “This to invite the attention of security agencies to Ogun State Ifo to forestall total break down of law and order.

“Yesterday was the final Akoogun festival in Ifo and one of the boys opposed to APC during the last election invited many of the political thugs and unionists that were involved in attacks against me and APC supporters during the elections.

“I learnt SARS trailed one of the boys to the venue for gun possession and got him arrested with the gun,  others surrounded  the police to prevent the boy from being taken away, took the gun back from the policemen and even attempted to seize AK47 from one of the policemen, in the melee, one of the boys was killed and the policemen escaped from the scene.

“The boys later regrouped and started attacking any APC members or supporters in sight, accusing them of inviting police, they later mobilized themselves in large numbers, moved to my constituency office and set ablaze 5 vehicles ( 3 Mercedes 42 seater buses, 1 Isuzu Luxurious bus and a 36 seater coaster bus) that I use for free school shuttle, the entire office was razed down and they later moved to the constituency of Ifo / Ewekoro Federal Rep, Hon. Ibrahim Isiaka and burnt it down as well.

“I hereby appeal to all security agencies in Ogun State to please give special attention to Ifo ( I understand they planned another attack for today again) and order thorough investigation into the matter to bring the perpetrators to book,” Oluomo said.