BREAKING: Ogun Deputy Governor’s Convoy Reportedly Attacked As Protest Breaks Out in Abeokuta

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Ogun state, Abeokuta – On Wednesday, January 15, the Ogun state deputy governor, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele, escaped an attack by representatives of student bodies during a protest in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

This was made known in a statement made available to the press on Wednesday.

According to the statement, the deputy governor was on her way to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, to represent Governor Dapo Abiodun, at the reception marking the year 2025, Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration, when her convoy was attacked by the protesting students.

Vanguard reported that the protesting students, who are from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), were armed with sticks and other dangerous projectiles.

The statement read:

“All efforts to allow the convoy to pass proved abortive and immediately the students realized it was the Deputy Governor, they became more restive and rushed to attack her convoy to demobilize it. All efforts by her security operatives as well as other police officers on the ground to persuade the students to stay calm and allow the convoy to pass proved abortive.”