Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, reportedly lost consciousness on Wednesday after policemen allegedly fired teargas into the government house in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Lere Olayinka, the spokesman of the governor, said his principal was taken to government house clinic after the incident.
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A combined team of security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) and Nigeria Police Force, laid siege to the government house. Read more here
Below are some pictures of the incident tweeted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP):
Ekiti 2018: Happening now at the Ekiti State government house, Ado Ekiti. Security operatives on the instructions of President @MBuhari has taken over @GovAyoFayose’s office. Teargassed him and pulling him on the floor. See images below. Template for 2019 Elections @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/5myTMZXwvU
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) July 11, 2018
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Ben Murray-Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East constituency reacted to this on his Twitter page. Read below:
It is not a coincidence that all the mouthpieces of the peoples party, @OfficialPDPNig are being targeted even unconstitutionally. Today’s attack on @GovAyoFayose by the @APCNigeria Govt, shows the depth of lawlessness of this admin. We are losing our country. Enough is Enough! pic.twitter.com/biNJkXA6zl
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 11, 2018
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