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Riot in Epe after man killed at APC Primary
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lawal complained that the security in epe was loose because there were no police officers at the polling unit when the attack occurred2 some houses and vehicles were burnt in epe lagos east on thursday as political violence erupted following the killing of a supporter of one of the aspirants contesting to represent the all progressives congress in the house of representatives election next year2 he was shot by hoodlums who attacked a polling unit in ward 4 after voting had taken place and party members were awaiting the declaration of the result2 four persons were cleared to contest for the apc ticket to the house of representatives. they are wale raji the incumbent lanre odubote a former rep member remi adebowale and segun olulade a member of the house of assembly2 voting had ended at ward 4 when the gunmen arrived at about 4.15 pm and shot alooma a witness mr akeem lawal said2 he said the hoodlums stormed the polling unit after learning that their candidate had lost2 the person killed was identified as idris alooma said to be 30 years old2 a nan reporter who monitored the election reports that some aggrieved youth set houses and vehicles ablaze across epe community after the killing of alooma2 the divisional police officer in epe csp adeyeri sunday told nan that one of the suspects who attacked alooma had been arrested adding that his team would do everything humanly possible to arrest other suspects and bring them to book2 the direct primaries to elect the candidates for both the house of representatives and the senate were held at the 19 wards in the epe federal constituency2 senator gbenga bariyu ashafa cleared to run unopposed for the lagos east senate seat by the apc national working committee had an opponent in bayo osinowo a four-time member of the state of house of assembly2 voting started at about 345 p.m. in many of the wards in ibonwon ikosi-ejirin epe recreation centre and ogunmodede among others2 results are being awaited2 -
Riot in Epe after man killed at APC Primary
News & Trends •
lawal complained that the security in epe was loose because there were no police officers at the polling unit when the attack occurred2 some houses and vehicles were burnt in epe lagos east on thursday as political violence erupted following the killing of a supporter of one of the aspirants contesting to represent the all progressives congress in the house of representatives election next year2 he was shot by hoodlums who attacked a polling unit in ward 4 after voting had taken place and party members were awaiting the declaration of the result2 four persons were cleared to contest for the apc ticket to the house of representatives. they are wale raji the incumbent lanre odubote a former rep member remi adebowale and segun olulade a member of the house of assembly2 voting had ended at ward 4 when the gunmen arrived at about 4.15 pm and shot alooma a witness mr akeem lawal said2 he said the hoodlums stormed the polling unit after learning that their candidate had lost2 the person killed was identified as idris alooma said to be 30 years old2 a nan reporter who monitored the election reports that some aggrieved youth set houses and vehicles ablaze across epe community after the killing of alooma2 the divisional police officer in epe csp adeyeri sunday told nan that one of the suspects who attacked alooma had been arrested adding that his team would do everything humanly possible to arrest other suspects and bring them to book2 the direct primaries to elect the candidates for both the house of representatives and the senate were held at the 19 wards in the epe federal constituency2 senator gbenga bariyu ashafa cleared to run unopposed for the lagos east senate seat by the apc national working committee had an opponent in bayo osinowo a four-time member of the state of house of assembly2 voting started at about 345 p.m. in many of the wards in ibonwon ikosi-ejirin epe recreation centre and ogunmodede among others2 results are being awaited2