It was a show of shame Tuesday afternoon in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, southwest Nigeria as soldiers and men of the State Security Service (SSS) brazenly brutalised Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s senior media aide, Dr. Festus Adedayo, reporters, top government functionaries and many other innocent Nigerians.

The incident happened at Lekan Salami Stadium, Mokola, Ibadan during the visit of Dame Jonathan, the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The First Lady was in the city for a one-day ‘Thank You Visit and Peace Advocacy Campaign’.

Almost all the reporters that turned up to cover the event got a surprise at the main gate of the stadium, venue of the event when security agents, particularly soldiers and SSS men refused them entry without any explanation.

The lucky media men that gained access into the stadium were those that came with Governor Ajimobi and newsmen from Abuja.

The Special Adviser to Governor Ajimobi on Media, Dr. Adedayo, who also arrived at the same time with the reporters was insulted by the soldiers as they threatened to beat him up for asking them to grant him and the reporters entry into the stadium.

The soldiers, who came in on the order of the Federal Government, according to them, engaged Adedayo in a hot argument and shouted him down with threat to beat him up if he refused to take their orders.

All explanations that Adedeayo is the head of the media team of the governor and had to be at the venue fell on deaf ears of the soldiers.

A particularly overzealous military policeman with the name tag: L. Mohammed blocked Adedayo and the reporters, insisting that they would not be allowed into the venue except the governor’s aide apologised for looking at them in the face and challenging them to give a good reason for refusing reporters entry.

After about 30 minutes of altercations, they ordered the reporters to line up.

After they complied, they still delayed them for another 20 minutes and rebuffed appeals from commissioners who were also refused entry for several minutes.

After their appeals failed to persuade the overzealous security agents, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Peter Odetomi, could no longer cope with the insults and had to turn back in annoyance.

The state’s Chief Judge, Justice Bolajoko Adeniji, Monsurat Sunmonu, speaker of the Oyo State of House of Assembly, Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mrs Atinuke Osikoya, and her Education counterpart, Mrs Adetokinbo Fayokun, were pushed several times before they were allowed into the stadium.

In frustration, they had to speak out angrily before they were allowed into the venue.

After another round of appeal, some reporters, including The Nation’s Bisi Oladele, were allowed in.

Source; Pm News

daik: It was a show of shame Tuesday afternoon in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, southwest Nigeria as soldiers and men of the State Security Service (SSS) brazenly brutalised Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s senior media aide, [size=40pt]Dr. Festus Adedayo[/size], reporters, top government functionaries and many other innocent Nigerians.

The incident happened at Lekan Salami Stadium, Mokola, Ibadan during the visit of Dame Jonathan, the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The First Lady was in the city for a one-day ‘Thank You Visit and Peace Advocacy Campaign’.

Almost all the reporters that turned up to cover the event got a surprise at the main gate of the stadium, venue of the event when security agents, particularly soldiers and SSS men refused them entry without any explanation.

The lucky media men that gained access into the stadium were those that came with Governor Ajimobi and newsmen from Abuja.

The Special Adviser to Governor Ajimobi on Media, Dr. Adedayo, who also arrived at the same time with the reporters was insulted by the soldiers as they threatened to beat him up for asking them to grant him and the reporters entry into the stadium.

The soldiers, who came in on the order of the Federal Government, according to them, engaged Adedayo in a hot argument and shouted him down with threat to beat him up if he refused to take their orders.

All explanations that Adedeayo is the head of the media team of the governor and had to be at the venue fell on deaf ears of the soldiers.

A particularly overzealous military policeman with the name tag: L. Mohammed blocked Adedayo and the reporters, insisting that they would not be allowed into the venue except the governor’s aide apologised for looking at them in the face and challenging them to give a good reason for refusing reporters entry.

After about 30 minutes of altercations, they ordered the reporters to line up.

After they complied, they still delayed them for another 20 minutes and rebuffed appeals from commissioners who were also refused entry for several minutes.

After their appeals failed to persuade the overzealous security agents, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Peter Odetomi, could no longer cope with the insults and had to turn back in annoyance.

The state’s Chief Judge, Justice Bolajoko Adeniji, Monsurat Sunmonu, speaker of the Oyo State of House of Assembly, Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mrs Atinuke Osikoya, and her Education counterpart, Mrs Adetokinbo Fayokun, were pushed several times before they were allowed into the stadium.

In frustration, they had to speak out angrily before they were allowed into the venue.

After another round of appeal, some reporters, including The Nation’s Bisi Oladele, were allowed in.

Source; Pm News

Na this same guy wey be former Chimaroke Nnamani media Officer too.

Not too sure

Its about security now and BH can be anywhere even in Gov. Ajimobi's aides !!!!! SO exercise patience and more understnading.It's only routine procedure to secure a higher VIP than the Governor's aide!!!!