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Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi has narrated his painful ordeals in the hands of a team of Police operatives.<\/p>\n
Fayemi alleged he was brutalised and teargassed by a team of police during the build up to the 2014 gubernatorial election in the state with the experience leaving sore in his heart.<\/p>\n
The Governor was allegedly brutalised by a Commander of Police Mobile Force in Ado-Ekiti during the symbolic sweeping of roads that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members passed through during their rally.<\/p>\n
The alleged police action led to the death of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Taiwo Akinsola.<\/p>\n
The Governor recounted his painful ordeal while speaking in Ado Ekiti on Sunday during an interaction session by stakeholders\u2019 on the recent #EndSARS protest that resonated panic across the country.<\/p>\n
He said he would continue to join other good intentioned Nigerians to take #EndSARS agitations serious, noting the case of police brutality was one issue that affects every facet of the society.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a victim of police brutality myself. You could all recall what happened to me during my election of 2014. But some policemen had also rendered good services to me, so not all of them are bad,\u201d he started.<\/p>\n
Describing the teeming youths as engine room of the nation\u2019s economy, Fayemi stated that there was need for the governments to partner with them for sustainable peace and development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe EndSARS protest was a noble course. It was supported here in Ekiti not because of those involved, but for the reason behind the action which we believe would help the police to do their<\/p>\n
\u201cThe youth protest in Ekiti was well intentioned and peaceful. Right to peaceful protest is an inalienable right. For the first time we have panel of inquiries at every level of government to tackle our issues.<\/p>\n
Africa Press-Nigeria Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi has narrated his painful ordeals in the hands of a team of Police operatives. Fayemi alleged he was brutalised and teargassed by a team of police during the build up to the 2014 gubernatorial election in the state with the experience leaving sore in his heart. The Governor was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":15515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[34,309,65],"class_list":["post-32411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-apc","tag-fayemi","tag-pdp"],"yoast_head":"\n