Fayemi’s wife escapes death, as FUOYE students allegedly attack convoy

Gbeleyi Abayomi

….Two feared dead, scores injured

Some unidentified student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti on Tuesday evening allegedly attacked Ekiti State First Lady, Erelu Bisi Fayemi’s convoy on her return from a tour of some local government.

According to eye witnesses, students allegedly barricaded the Oye-Ikole-Abuja highway to prevent the convoy of the wife of the governor from passing with a view to vent their anger of poor power supply in the town.

The students according to reports, engaged the security operatives detailed with the governor’s wife in a violent clash which some vehicles on the convoy, including that of the security operatives were burnt and two pump rifle seized.

The Nation learnt that Mrs Fayemi was sandwiched by some whiskers in a commando-like manner through a marked white hilux van for safety.

She was whisked away through Ayegbaju Ekiti with civil servants, journalists and policemen on her entourage were severely injured.

Students of FUOYE had gathered as early as 6:39 am in front of the gates of the twin campuses of the institution in Oye and Ikole respectively.

In an eye witness account ,the students dispersed after a few hours and normalcy had returned on the campuses and their environs but suddenly they allegedly regrouped.

Reacting, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Mr. Caleb Ikechukwu, confirmed the attack on the governor’s wife.

Ikechukwu explained that the students protested in the morning and blocked the Ifaki-Ikole-Omuo highway and prevented free flow of vehicles.

“The students did not allow vehicles to move freely and they vandalized the property of Benin Electricity Distribution Company .

“When police went there to dialogue with them, they resisted them. And the wife of the governor who went on local government tour ran into the barricade mounted on the road.

“The students were reported to have been violent destroying cars and smashed the windscreens of vehicles.

“We want to warn that the command won’t tolerate hooliganism under any guise. We want to assure the public that the police are on top of the situation and our people must go about their normal businesses”.