The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the June 18 governorship poll in Ekiti State, Engr. Segun Oni, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police; Usman Baba, the Director General, Department of State Security, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, over alleged assassination attempt on his life by suspected political thugs.

The 18-paragraph petition dated April 7, 2022, titled “Re:Attempted assassination of Engr. (Chief) Olusegun Oni, former Governor of Ekiti State and Gubernatorial Candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ekiti State in the forthcoming Governorship Election in the state,” was signed by Mr. Owoseni Ajayi, the principal partner and others partners.

In the petition, the former governor urged the head of the security agencies to beef up his personal security in view of the attacks which he described as politically motivated. He urged the police to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the mayhem that happened on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Efon Alaaye, allegedly led by the APC Youth Leader in the local government.

According to Oni, the attempt was part of the grand plot by his traducers to assassinate him because of his soaring acceptability among the Ekiti people and thereby dislocating his campaign train. He urged the security agencies to bring the culprits to book immediately to serve as a deterrent to others who may want to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election in the state.

Source: The Nation