Ex- Ekiti Gov. Fayose escapes death

Former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, yesterday escaped death when his driver, Mr Nathaniel Saliu was attacked by men whose identities were unknown between Ilupeju-Ekiti and Ire-Ekiti.  Fayose, who was said to have traveled to Abuja for a political meeting, sent his driver back to Ado-Ekiti before the vehicle and the driver were attacked by the hoodlums.

 According Saliu, he was coming from Abuja where he had gone to drop his boss, Fayose, at the Airport, until he got to Ilupeju on his way to Ire-Ekiti when he noticed one white Hilux van with about six occupants trailing his jeep with registration number ADC 11 AY (Abuja).  He said that initially, he did not feel threatened until they both got to a place where there were several potholes and his vehicle could not move faster.

It was at this point, according to him, that the white Hilux blocked his way, and four hefty men suddenly came down from the vehicle and started beating him, while asking: “where is your boss, Fayose, where is your boss, Fayose,” repeatedly.  He said when they discovered that Fayose was not inside the vehicle they went back to their vehicle and told others in the vehicle that truly Fayose is not there.

According to Nathaniel, immediately after the incident which happened between 11:00am and 12 noon, he went to Oke-Ila Police Station at about 2 p.m. to lodge complaint.   

Reacting to the incident, Fayose, who condemned the act, describe it as purely an attempt on his life.  He therefore, called on the police and other security operatives to rise to the challenge before the situation gets out of hand.

 It would be recalled that in the last one week Fayose has been having problem with hoodlums, who disrupted his political meetings within the state. (Credit: Sun)