Ekiti killing: Adeyeye warns against frustrating suspects’ trial

Afenifere chieftain and Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has warned the state government against any plan to frustrate the trial of suspects in the murder of Foluso Ogundare in Emure- Ekiti.

Ogundare, a supporter of House of Representatives member and All Progressive Congress governorship aspirant, Opeyemi Bamide, was shot by suspected political hoodlums on Sunday, November 3, 2013 in Emure Ekiti at the meeting of Opeyemi loyalists.

The police in Ekiti last week said they had arrested the suspected killers. Adeyeye alleged that the government was planning to make a “no-case” submission through the state Ministry of Justice when the suspects get to court.”

In a statement on Monday by the Director General of Adeyeye’s campaign organisation, Bisi Kolawole, the PDP chieftain said, “Chief Adeleye Awolumate, Kehinde Fajuyi, Michael Ipinlaye, Ayo Murphy Jeje, Mrs Juliana Adewumi and Foluso Ogundare are all victims of political violence, courtesy of (Governor Kayode) Fayemi’s thugs.

They were killed by people that can be identified by those who saw them committing the crime.

“When those who murdered Chief Awolumate were arrested by the police and charged to court, it was the Fayemi-led government that got them freed through the State Attorney-General who made a no-case submission to exonerate them.

“Also, the trial of the Ekiti State Interim Chairman of the APC, Jide Awe and others charged to court for the murder of Ayo Jeje and Juliana Adewumi is being frustrated by the State government.

“Now, having failed to secure the release of those arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Foluso Ogundare, Fayemi is going to adopt the same strategy he adopted in the case of Awolumate, Ayo Jeje and Juliana Adewumi by frustrating their trial since they will be charged to court in Ado-Ekiti.

“We wish to call on President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Security Adviser to see to it that Fayemi allows the law to take its course on the murder of Foluso Ogundare.

“Failure to do this like we have maintained before, is to say that Ekiti people can now go about defending themselves and also punishing perpetrators of political killings by themselves, the effects of which will no doubt be catastrophic.”