...three casualties recorded
The Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Abiodun Olujimi on Saturday escaped death by a whisker when hoodlums bombarded Omuo, during the bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission to fill the vacant seat of Ekiti East Constituency 1 in the State House of Assembly.
Three people lost their lives to the crisis.The seat became vacant following the death of an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker in the State House of Assembly, Hon Juwa Adegbuyi in January.
The election which began in a peaceful manner suddenly went awry following sporadic shooting from political thugs.
An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the arm-wielding attackers emerged from an unknown place and started shooting sporadically into the air to scare away voters and electoral officers.
He explained that the thugs released a volley of gunshots on voters at ward 007 unit 007 where Senator Biodun Olujimi voted and she narrowly escaped unhurt by whiskers.
According to him, a female police officer manning the polling station died instantly while two others died at the Omuo-Ekiti General Hospital where they were rushed to for treatment.
