After a self-imposed exile, the embattled Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin, on Monday returned to the state amid reports of an alleged attempt on his life.
His media aide, Wole Olujobi, in a statement on Tuesday raised the alarm that there was a distress call from the neighbourhood where Omirin stayed on Monday night that some thugs laid a siege on the Speaker in a foiled robbery incident.
“The caller hinted that the house was the only apartment in the area with a generator supplying light and two dogs let loose.
“He said the plan was to start robbing two houses away from the house and then storm the house to take Omirin’s life. He overheard the planners when they were about to carry out their operation,” Olujobi stated in the statement.
News filtered in later that Omirin, after a meeting with the Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, on Tuesday dispelled the reported attempt on his life describing it as baseless and unfounded.
But the Speaker in a telephone interview with our correspondent said he never denied the report of the planned attack on him.
“Why would I say there was nothing like that when the Commissioner of police came to pick me? I was at a private residence when a good samaritan put a call through to me to inform me that some people had laid siege around the place.
“I then called the Commissioner of Police who acted professionally and personally led a team of police to rescue me. I only said I did not see those people. I never said the incident didn’t take place. If it didn’t happen, why did the CP lead a police team to rescue me and kept me in a safe place.”
Omirin said the men in two unmarked vehicles (black jeeps) parked very close to the house fled immediately the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad got to the scene.
It was learnt that Omirin at the meeting with the CP assured him that he and other 18 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress won’t foment trouble or make inflammatory comments that could ignite the crisis rocking the Assembly when they resume.
He also said that he had started discussions with security agencies, traditional rulers, prominent Ekiti indigenes on the need to reconcile the feuding groups in the overall development of Ekiti State.
“I am a man of peace. I have always been assuring Governor Ayodele Fayose of my cooperation and that there was nothing like impeachment plan against him. As far as I am concerned, we are not in Ekiti to foment trouble.
“We are ready to partner Governor Fayose to move the state forward. He should not see us as enemies. We are ready to resume duty as soon as the process completes and we feel the coast is clear,” he was quoted as saying.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Victor Babayemi, could not be reached for comments on Tuesday.
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