Four Persons Shot Dead, Boat Mishap Kills Two in Ondo

 

Four persons were feared killed at Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State late last Saturday during a protest by some youths in the community.

The four were aside the two persons who were killed at Oba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area when some thugs were said to have attacked constituency collation centre last Saturday.

While the police confirmed the killings of the two persons at Oba Akoko, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Femi Joseph, said only one person was killed in Ore.

A source said the Ore killing was caused by the protest embarked upon by youths in the area against alleged rigging of election at the collation centre to favour a particular candidate.

According to the source, a notable politician was said to have called security men, who engaged the youths during which the victims were shot.

In another development, a youth corps member and another adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), died in a boat mishap that occurred at Agadagba Obon in Ede Ondo Local Government area of the state.

Seven other person were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the Trauma Centre, Ondo State.

The corps member Ibrahim Okanlawon served along with the others at the riverine Arogbo Community but got drowned when the speed boat conveying him and others capsized.

The Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, had condoled with the family of the victims and the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) over the accident.

Ajayi was also said to have visited the injured in the hospital and had directed the hospital management to treat the injured.

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had won 23 out of the 26 seats of the Ondo State House of Assembly.

Though not all the results of the assembly election in all the constituencies had not been released by INEC headquarters, results gathered from various collation centres showed that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in only two constituencies while Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) won one.