he remains of a factional leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Oyo State Council, Alhaji Lateef Salako (a.k.a Eleweomo), were buried in his Amuloko residence on the outskirts of Ibadan, on Saturday amid tight security.
Salako was killed on Thursday at the IDC Primary School, Olunloyo in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state during the Peoples Democratic Party local government congress.
The incident allegedly happened during a bloody encounter between his followers and loyalists of the Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin.
The burial attended by NURTW national executives as well as loyalists and friends of the deceased was emotion-laden as sympathisers wept uncontrollably and rained curses on his killers and their sponsors.
His corpse was conveyed from the Adeoyo State Hospital to his residence in a motorcade.
A short prayer session was conducted by Islamic clerics before his remains were interred.
The state governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, was represented at the burial by his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Mr. Asimiyu Alarape. The interim chairman of Ona Ara Local Government Area, Mr. Tunde Olayiwola, and some other PDP chieftains also witnessed the burial.
Alarape urged the mourners not to take the law into their hands, assuring them that the state government would ensure that Salako‘s killers were brought to book.
Meanwhile, the police in the state have arrested four security details attached to Folarin.
Confirming the development to our correspondent on Saturday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Baba Bolanta, said the men were arrested for questioning.
The CP also said that he was intensifying efforts to ensure that Folarin reported to the command to state his own side of the story.
He said that the PDP chieftain, as at press time, had refused to honour the police invitation extended to him.
Folarin had on Friday petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, over an alleged threat to his life.
He alleged that the state police boss deliberately withdrew his security aides in order to expose him to danger.
Source:http://www.punchng.com
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