Court Bailiff Attacked By APC Members In Gov Abiodun’s Hometown
In Iperu, the hometown of Governor Dapo Abiodun, a bailiff of an Ogun State High Court was reportedly attacked by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The bailiff was in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, serving a court summons on some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), according to NEWS DIRECT.
A councillorship aspirant, Muyiwa Osularu, was said to have taken the Vice Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ikenne Local Government, Hon Efuwape Olaitan Muhammed, his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) to the Sagamu High Court over allegations of name substitution.
On May 20, 2021, Osularu claimed he was the real victor of the APC’s primary election in Iperu Ward 5.
However, he claimed that the party’s leaders had substituted his name for Hon. Efuwape.
Gov. Abiodun’s hometown in Ogun is under a daylight curfew imposed by Oro worshipers.
The aspirant requested that the court order the APC to submit his name to OGSIEC as an APC councillor candidate in Ward 5, Iperu Remo.
The bailiff was alleged to have arrived in Iperu on Tuesday with the court summons, which he intended to serve on the respondents.
He was, however, reported to have been thrashed into a stupor by unidentified APC members.
The victim was reportedly injured in the event before being rescued by several good Samaritans from his assailants.
“A court bailiff that was supposed to serve a summon against the substitution of a councilorship candidate was beaten to a pulp by thugs alleged to belong to the camp of Governor Dapo Abiodun. This occurred at the Iperu area of Ogun State. He could have been killed, but was rescued by some good citizens of Ogun State,” a source was quoted as saying.
Our correspondent learnt that the matter had been reported to the police.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident to DAILY POST.
Oyeyemi told our correspondent that, “The bailiff went to a place where APC members were having their campaign rally to serve the court summon on someone. I think the APC candidate is the person he wanted to serve the summon at the venue of the rally.
“I guess that’s what infuriated the party members who assaulted him. He has reported the case at Iperu division and the case is under investigation. The case has been incidented and the police are investigating it.”
The police spokesman further told DAILY that nobody has been arrested yet in connection with the case.
“No arrest has been made yet because there is no way the police can go to where the rally was going on to effect an arrest. We have to wait, when they finish their rally, we are going to invite those who were involved in the assault, ” Oyeyemi assured.
