The mobile police officer, according to some of the witnesses at the scene, had allegedly mishandled his rifle and in the process, accidentally shot and injured Mr Bamidele and the five other people. Yet, some of the witnesses claimed that the mobile policeman had lost control of his rifle after he had engaged some suspected thugs in an altercation. Before the pandemonium, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye and other dignitaries had joined Fayemi from Akure to Ado Ekiti. Fayemi, while addressing party members, said he had come home to rescue Ekiti from poverty and neglect, which he said was caused by the PDP administration. Akeredolu in his speech applauded APC members for putting behind them the crisis after their primary election, saying the crowd he saw was a sign that Ekiti remained the stronghold of the APC.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 02, 2018 04:14 UTC