Following the killing of 25 year-old Benjamin Falusi at Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s rally in Ipogun, Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, the party has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be held responsible for the murder. SDP’s candidate contesting the Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency slot in the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Adefisoye, said this at a media briefing in Akure yesterday. Adefisoye, who is popularly called ‘Small Alhaji’ by his supporters, accused the APC incumbent representative of the constituency, Bamidele Baderinwa, of unleashing violence on his campaign train, saying it was a reprisal. “So what happened was a reprisal by his supporters because those who attacked my convoy were putting on APC caps. Meanwhile, the state Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alex Kalejaye, alleged that police escorts shot the deceased in the SDP campaign train, as they opened fire on the youths in the community.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2019 02:37 UTC