Sanjo Adedoyin, wife, others escape death as constituents attack them

The Majority Leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Sanjo Adedoyin, his wife and some of his supporters, on Tuesday escaped death by whiskers after they were attacked by constituents.

Adedoyin and his supporters were nearly lynched the Ogbomoso South Local Government durig a meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Sources said the meeting, which holds fortnightly, took place at Methodist Primary School, Arowomole, Ogbomoso.

The political meeting, however, turned violent when the lawmaker tried to enter the venue.

A source, who is a member of the party, said Adedoyin attracted the wrath and anger of the youth in the constituency as a result of his neglect of members since his emergence as a lawmaker and the majority leader.

Adedoyin, popularly called Sanjay, was also accused of locking the party’s local government secretariat, owing to the perceived feud between Governor Seyi Makinde and former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mulikat Akande-Adeola.

He was said to have been playing loyalty card to the ex-House leader, which Akande-Adeola had dissociated herself from.

Adedoyin said his wife was not attacked, but was on the scene of the incident.

He confirmed that he was injured after he was stoned at a very close range.

The lawmaker said the attack was the handwork of some perceived political enemies.

He urged his supporters not to retaliate, saying they should allow peace to reign.