There was a post Sallah prayers free for all between members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and some members of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan Friday.

THISDAY checks revealed that the fracas took the intervention of the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola in whose private residence the fracas ensued to broker peace.

Sources hinted that pandemonium ensued when the PDP stalwarts in company of the former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin and Azeem Gbolarunmi stormed the Islamic chief's residence after the Sallah prayers at the Agodi Eid praying ground singing the praises of their party while the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi was on seat.

It was learnt that one of the promoters of the pro-PDP song who sat behind the chairman of the NURTW, Taofeek Ayorinde Fele was told to stop the song as it was politically offensive, but the advice was spurned.

Fele who became infuriated by the action was reported to have slapped the PDP stalwart on the chest, prompting his NURTW members who were at the residence to pounce on the PDP stalwarts beating and clubbing them out of the place.

Arisekola who was not happy with the trend reportedly mounted one of the tables in his sitting room to call the warring parties to order and directed them to leave his house. In the ensuring fisticuffs, no fewer than 20 persons were injured while all PDP supporters were severely beaten by the NURTW boys.

Shortly after the incident, the caretaker chairman of the NURTW led his boys to the Agodi government house where Ajimobi counselled them against taking laws into their hands and vowed that he would not hesitate to ban the union if they would engage in street fight.

In his reaction, Folarin denied that his party men precipitated the crisis, clarifying that his supporters were at Arisekola residence to felicitate with him on Sallah.

emiye: It runs in their blood...

blueheart: not sure this news is as serious as itz being made out to be. Am in ibadan & their is nothing of such, probably just an arguement. IB folks are still chewin Sallah meat n guzzling ogogoro nah

Royal Roy:

It happened two days back. It wasn't a free for all. The NURTW just ordered the PDP guys out of the compound and a few of the PDP guys who tried to resist were beaten and chased out. It didn't extend beyond the location of Arisekola's compound.

afam4eva: Is NURTW the same as ACN?

Negro_Ntns: Pdp are thugs...dem don come again to disturb and disrupt peaceful atmosphere in motor parks. Bunch of touts !

onyewec3: Ibadan,the hqtr of hooliganism,agerosim n street urchins...is dis what awolowo taught you guys?

trix!:


Did this incident occur in a motor park? You clearly did not read the article..

From the story, NURTW was the first to throw the first blow!! PDP supporters were singing PDP praises, NURTW took offence.. Is NURTW a political party?

onyewec3: Ibadan,the hqtr of hooliganism,agerosim n street urchins...is dis what awolowo taught you guys?

davidom: MAY WE NEVER WITNESS ACN & PDP. LP for the whole of SOUTH-WEST. FINAL.

Paul John:

Naa, I disagree on this.
We shouldn't encourage one party region.
May be ACN and LP(balanced). As for PDP, no way.

I hate anything nor system that is undemocratic and CAN is guilty as charged. So I will rather prefer LP and independent candidate anyday.
Hey, you stole my signature

alex_101: Yorobbers are eternal savages by nature, animals and wild beasts.

alex_101: Yorobbers are eternal savages by nature, animals and wild beasts.

dayokanu: May we never witness PDP in the SW again

jason123:

Can someone answer this?