Attack on Osun First Lady’s convoy: PDP washes off its hands, explains why the attack happened

The  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state has declared that its members had no hands in the attack on the convoy of the first lady, Kafayat Oyetola.

The convoy was reportedly attacked on Friday in the Owode area of the state, and some of the First Lady’s aides sustained varying degrees of injuries.

In washing its hands off the incident, the state chapter of the PDP disclosed that the cause of the attack on the first lady’s convoy had been confirmed.

It said that the attack was caused by Mrs Oyetola’s escort who beat up a truck driver whose vehicle blocked the road.

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This was contained in a statement on Saturday by Osun PDP Media Director, Oladele Bamiji, entitled: “How First Lady’s Escorts Beat Up Truck Driver, Sparking Public Reaction-Osun PDP.”

The statement read in extenso: “We are shocked to read this morning the futile attempt by the office of the outgoing First Lady to cover up the irresponsible conduct of her escort who beat up a truck driver at Owode, leading to public angry reactions against her entire convoy.

“According to witness accounts, yesterday was Owode Ede market day and the road was expectedly crowded.

“A truck had developed a fault right in the middle of the road with the driver making efforts to get it to work.

“That was the point the First Lady’s convoy arrived at the scene and instead of helping to clear the traffic hold up, the security operatives around the First Lady pounced on the truck driver, beating him to a state of stupor.

“Realising the outcome of their criminal misadventure, the operatives rushed the driver to the hospital after the former had slumped. It was at this point that people around the market angrily reacted, pelting the convoy with stones and others.

“Witness accounts further revealed that at the time the convoy was attacked, the angry crowd was not even aware of who was in the convoy until reinforcement was sent to the scene from Government House with sporadic shootings.

“We have gone this far with the details of the incident to strongly deny allegations that PDP thugs were responsible for the self-inflicted attacks on the convoy of the First Lady.

“As a party, we have no Asiri Eniba or Rashid Oko Ilu as the First Lady’s family actively nurtured before, during, and after the election.

“PDP is a people’s party whose members will never harass and molest innocent citizens whose only crime was pursuing their daily needs under an economy recklessly battered by the First Lady’s party.

“We call on the First Lady to apologize to the truck driver who was inhumanly treated. It is not enough to rush him to the hospital. The First Lady should atone for the sins of his overzealous escorts unless she was responsible for the directive to beat up the innocent driver.”