APC thugs attacked me with guns in court –Showunmi

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Segun Showunmi urged the Court of Appeal to relocate the tribunal to Abuja to avoid further attacks on PDP members in Ogun.

A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party , Segun Showunmi, has narrated how he was attacked on Monday at the sitting of the Ogun State election petition tribunal in Abeokuta.The PDP chieftain narrated his experience at a press conference later.

“I approached the court gate, and it was locked and. I realised that there was no room in the court anymore, and I simply turned back. As I made to leave, a horde of murderers descended on me, bringing out cudgels and whips; they brought out guns, and they were generally misbehaving. Luckily, a security vehicle was not too far of, and I entered the security vehicle to make my way to leave,” Mr Sowunmi narrated.

Mr Showunmi, one of Atiku Abubakar’s spokespersons in the 2019 election, accused the police at the court of “standing by helpless as though they did not understand that they have the responsibility to keep the peace.

 

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