A 36 years old member of the Allied People's Movement, APM, in Ogun State, Mr. Oluwarotimi Erukilede has escaped assassination attempt over a political wrangling in Abeokuta, as he was being trailed for being a member the APM.
He was a member of All Progressives Party (APC), in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital before the political crisis brewed, which made him and some members pitched their tent with APM, aftermath of his decamping to the party has got him being threatened to be killed. The Nation newspaper reports.
He added that with this threat, he had relocated to Lagos to save his head but to no avail, saying that he was always receiving strange calls, while also noticing unusual movement through his stay in Lagos.
While coming to Abeokuta from Lagos last week, he said, he was trailed until getting to Mowe/Ibafo axis while he raised the alarm of attempting assassination but was rescued by the members of vigilante of the area.
“I see no reason why my life will be threatened for just a political interest, is it a crime to join a political of my choice?, when I was in APC, my life is save then, immediately I joined APM, my life has been threatened, in fact, my life is no more save in all APC states in South-West,” Erukilede said
He said joining political party of his choice does not need to pose his life into danger, saying that Nigerian constitution of 1999, allows all citizens freedom of speech, association, and freedom of gathering, and with this constitution everyone could join political party of his/her choice.
He now called on the authority involved, especially the law enforcement agents to continue to protect the lives and property of every Nigeria, especially against the political thugs and assailants that were bent on killing other political oppositions.
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