THE State Police Command today confirmed that one person lost his life during the ward congress of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was gathered that violence broke out over a disagreement between the leadership of the party and some stakeholders about the modality to be adopted for the congresses.
While the APC leadership was rooting for consensus arrangement, others, like members of the SouthWest Agenda for 2023 (SWAGA) insisted on an open election.
Reports say the tragic incident occurred at the Pavilion venue of the ward 10 congress close to the popular Fajuyi Park.
Many of the injured members are receiving medical attention in one of the private hospitals in the state capital.
Also in Ado-Ekiti, there was violence in Ward 4 and 8 as thugs went on a rampage to disrupt the voting process.
The Police Public Relation Officer,(PPRO)Sunday Abutu who confirmed the news to journalists in Ado-Ekiti said the deceased simply identified as ‘ Jide” met his untimely death when he was attacked with charms by a yet-to-be-identified suspect.
The Police imagemaker explained that the unfortunate incident occurred after members of the party were celebrating victory.
” We got a distress call today (Saturday) after the Ward 10 congress in Fajuyi that people were fighting when celebrating and on getting to the place, we were told one person has been rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
“From our findings, he was beaten with a charm and investigations have commenced towards arresting the perpetrators,” Abutu said.
