Gunmen Attack APC House Of Rep Aspirant In Kwara State | READ DETAILS
Thompson Nsisongabasi
May 24, 2022
Gunmen Attack APC House Of Rep Aspirant In Kwara State | READ DETAILS
In the early hours of Tuesday in Igosi, Oke-ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mr Kayode Bankole, the House Of Representatives aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), was attacked by gunmen.
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Mr Bankole who is seeking to represent Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara was attacked on his way to his hometown in Ekan when he had gone to visit delegates at the Igosi-Imode Ward to solicit their support for the forthcoming primaries of the APC.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) however reports that he escaped by a whisker after having discovered the the vehicle in which the assailants occupied, was trailing him.
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Bankole said he, alongside his entourage, were able to manoeuvre and escape the onslaught.
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The aspirant said he suspected it could be the handiwork of his political opponents because of his soaring popularity, adding that such politics belonged to the past.
He called on security agencies to redouble their efforts at securing lives, especially in this period of electioneering.
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The aspirant said that he would not rest on his oars until victory was achieved in the coming primaries of the party for the House of Reps.
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He called on political opponents to sheath their sword and allow a free contest of idea without bloodshed.
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Bankole is seeking to represent Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara.
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