September 01, (THEWILL) – The Police Command in Osun State, has stated that Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was not attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gbongan Area of the state on Monday.
Fayose was said to have escaped an attempt to kidnap him by unknown gunmen on Monday evening.
The command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday, said the report being circulated on social media was untrue, as Fayose jnr. had given them the account of what happened.
“It has come to the knowledge of the command, the circulation of a report on social media indicating that Isaac Fayose narrowly escaped death by the whiskers from gunmen attacks along Ife-Ibadan highway on Monday.
“The command, hereby, wishes to inform all members of the public that no such incident was reported in any part of the state.
“Members of the public are, hereby, enjoined to report any complaints or incidences to the nearest police station, not on social media.”
The spokesperson said that the command had contacted Fayose and he narrated what really happened.
Mr Fayose stated that while he was on transit from Ekiti to Lagos State, at a point after Asejire Dam, towards Ibadan, he saw some travellers making U-turn for fear of being attacked by presumed armed robbers.
“And in his own attempt to make a u-turn also, he had a minor accident.
He stated further that, he did not see the purported kidnappers, neither was anyone injured nor abducted from the scene”, Opalola said.
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