A Punch correspondent in Ekiti State while going about his
job yesterday was descended upon by the governor's thugs who were keeping watch
on the house of assembly complex, to prevent APC lawmakers from coming in to
impeach the Governor. Kamarudeen Ogundele said his offence was taking
photographs of women praying for peace in the State at about 200metres away.
They descended on me, tore my dress and even the police couldn't save me at
first, he explained. According to Punch Newspaper, the Governor has however
apologised for the offence of his thugs. Below is how Kamarudeen explained what
happened to him.
"I was about leaving the place when I saw the women
praying for peace to reign in the state. I felt it was a spiritual approach to
the trouble in the state, so I decided to take the picture. The thugs emerged
from their hideouts and swooped on me.
"I kept shouting 'I'm a journalist' but they did not
show me mercy as they pounced on me. They were like 50 persons kicking me all
at the same time. They dragged me out of the car and continued hitting me. At a
time, one of them went to carry a big plank of wood in an attempt to hit my
head.
"Two policemen raced to the scene to intervene but they
were overwhelmed by the mob. One of the policemen started shouting, 'run, run,
run, don't let them kill you!' I thought the end had come because they
continued beating me. Luckily for me, a few among them felt they had beaten me
enough and started fighting their colleagues to let me go. I capitalised on
their disagreement and with the help of the police, I quickly escaped."
The governor later called one of the leaders of the Nigerian
Union of Journalist in the state to apologise for his supporters' action. He
also expressed regret over the mob action, Punch said
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