'Politician' That Mastermind Shooting At Fayemi's APC Rally Arrested

Police in Ekiti State has apprehended the politician who allegedly carried out the shooting at Kayode Fayemi's campaign on Friday.

Police spokesman, Caleb Ikechukwu, confirmed this report said politician, who
“has also been arrested,” connive with a policeman to carry out the shooting.


The policeman, he said, was posted to a bank in Lagos but traveled! to Ekiti for an “illegal duty. At about 17:00 hours, a policeman who accidentally shot Opeyemi Bamidele and one other has been arrested. The policeman is in our custody now. He is attached to 20 police mobile force (PMF) in Ikeja Lagos. He left where he was posted on bank guard duty somewhere in Ikeja for illegal duty in Ekiti state. A politician conspired with the policeman and removed him from where he was posted in Lagos and both came to Ekiti for unofficial reasons. The politician has also been arrested. The victims of the accidental discharge are currently responding to treatment at the hospital, and also the policeman who was mobbed is also responding to treatment in our protective custody,” he said.

Spokesperson acknowledged that the investigation still ongoing as identity of the politician cannot be revealed.