Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of aiding “government-sponsored thugs” to attack him and his team in Ado-Ekiti.
In a post on X on Friday, the activist said the incident
occurred shortly after he completed an interview on Midas FM 90.5 in the Ekiti
state capital.
“We have been brutally attacked and injured by well armed
government-sponsored thugs in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State,” he wrote.
“The @OfficialDSSNG provided these attackers with our exact
location, enabling them to carry out this vicious assault. We won’t back down!
We have a country to liberate!”
In a separate post, Sowore shared photos of himself and one
of his aides on hospital beds, alleging that the attackers came from the Ekiti
Government House and were backed by the DSS.
“This is the level of infamy to which Nigeria has been
subjected! Those who brutally attacked us in Ado-Ekiti today came from the
Government House,” he posted.
“They are well known, and they were provided with tracking
and operational support by the DSS.”
He alleged that the DSS operatives had been trailing and
harassing his team since their arrival in the state a day earlier.
“They even threatened the manager of the first place where
we ate, warning him never to allow us to use his premises again,” he said.
He dismissed claims by Falade Michael, commissioner of
police in Ekiti, that the incident was “mere altercations”.
Sowore said the commissioner personally visited the scene of
the brutal attack and saw firsthand the “extensive injuries” him and his team
sustained.
“The Commissioner saw the injuries, witnessed the aftermath
of the violence, and was fully aware of the seriousness of what happened,” he
wrote.
“Yet his Command has chosen to trivialize the attack, even
describing the injuries as “minor.
“No wonder allegations have emerged that the Commissioner of
Police himself was involved. This is despicable!”
As of the time of filing this report, the DSS is yet to
issue an official reaction to the allegations.
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