Lagos: Journalist accuses Kosofe Council chairman of assault

A writer identified arsenic Habeeb Adejobi has said helium was attacked and assaulted by individuals alleged to beryllium loyalists of Moyosore Ogunlewe, the president of Kosofe Local Government successful Lagos State.

Adejobi, who works with MITV, said the incidental occurred connected Wednesday erstwhile helium visited the assembly secretariat to screen the screening of supervisors and peculiar advisers appointed by the council.

He explained that helium arrived astatine the secretariat astir 4 p.m. and attempted to scope the assembly president and the accusation serviceman to formally notify them of his presence, but some were unreachable.

According to him, helium besides contacted a councillor, who informed him that the assembly was inactive successful league conducting the screening exercise. He waited for a portion earlier mounting up his camera wrong the premises.

“A antheral approached maine and asked if I was the journalist, and connected confirming my identity, helium told maine that the president had directed that I should permission the premises.

“I explained that I had already sent a connection to the president informing him of my presence, but the chairman, connected coming out, asked for my recognition card. I wasn’t with it astatine the moment; next, helium ordered that my cameras should beryllium seized.”

He further alleged that aft the instrumentality was taken from him, officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and members of a peculiar task unit ...