Updated: February 25, 2021
Gunshots at a party to celebrate a governorship candidate in the troubled Southwestern Nigerian state of Ekiti on Friday, left at least two persons shot, including a former member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant. At least one person has died.
Opeyemi Bamidele, and one other person were shot at the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti, during a reception organized for the governorship candidate of the party, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, reported local newspaper, The Punch.
“It was learnt that the bullet came from the rifle of a mobile policeman who was among those deployed to ensure security,” the newspaper said, adding that Bamidele has been rushed to an unknown hospital for treatment, while the yet-to-be-identified second victim is feared dead.
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