It was a case of every man for himself on Thursday after thugs invaded the APC primaries at Epe, the home town of Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. Four persons were cleared to contest for the APC ticket to the House of Representatives. They are Wale Raji, the incumbent, Lanre Odubote, a former Rep member, Remi Adebowale and Segun Olulade, a member of the House of Assembly. However, the situation turned ugly when some thugs invaded the venue of the primaries, shooting sporadically in the air and killing a man in the precess.
The person killed was identified as Idris Alooma, said to be 30 years old. Voting had ended at Ward 4, when the gunmen arrived at about 4.15 pm and shot Alooma, a eye witness Mr Lawal said. He was shot by hoodlums who attacked a polling unit in Ward 4, after voting had taken place and party members were awaiting the declaration of the result.
He revealed that the hoodlums stormed the polling unit after learning that their candidate was losing. He further complained that the security in Epe was loose due to the fact that there were no police officers at the polling unit when the attack occurred.
It was also reported that some aggrieved youths set houses and vehicles ablaze across Epe community, after the killing of Alooma.
The Divisional Police Officer in Epe, CSP Adeyeri Sunday told reporters that one of the persons who attacked Alooma, had been arrested, adding that his team would do their best to arrest other suspects and bring them to book. The direct primaries to elect the candidates for both chambers of the National Assembly were held at the 19 wards in the Epe Federal Constituency. Senator Gbenga Bariyu Ashafa, cleared to run unopposed for the Lagos East senate seat by the APC NWC, had an opponent in Bayo Osinowo, a four-time member of the state of House of Assembly.
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