Fayemi Rally Shooting: Bamidele Responding To Treatment-, Says Aide
The media office of the former member of the House of Representative, Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele on Saturday said he is responding to treatment and fast recuperating, following the gunshot injuries he sustained on Friday.
Bamidele and five others were hit by bullets accidentally fired by one of the mobile policemen drafted to maintain orderliness in the reception rally organized for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital and sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The rally was attended by mammoth crowd of party supporters and admirers of the governorship candidate of the party.
A statement in Ado Ekiti by his Special Assistant on Media, Ahmed Salami on Saturday, dispelled the insinuation that the former federal legislator had been in coma since Friday evening when the unfortunate incident occurred.
Salami who noted that though Bamidele immediately fell and passed out due to the trauma he suffered when the bullets suddenly pierced his abdominal region and leg said he had since regained consciousness.
While appreciating his supporters and APC members across the state, he said “the way he fell in the full glare of the crowd and party supporters fueled the insinuation that he is still in coma.
“It is true that Bamidele has passed through major surgeries and the bullets have been removed from his abdominal region and leg. We implore our supporters to be calm and be law abiding whilst the situation is under control.
“We appreciate our people for the outpouring of affections since the incident occurred and this underscored the strong bond of unity among the APC members and Ekiti people in general.
“We want to say that the shooting was very unfortunate and unwarranted in view of the decorous and peaceful ways our people comported themselves from Akure, Ondo State capital via Ikere and to Ado Ekiti.
He charged the police authorities to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the shooting and bring whoever that was complicit to justice,
“We specially appreciate the governor of Ondo State, Barrister Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his wife Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, Senator Ayo Arise and other party bigwigs for the quick responses in saving Bamidele’s life and that of other victims,” he said.
