* Lawmaker denies sponsoring thugs
Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
Tension heightened in Ekiti State ahead of Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election following the arrest of 11 suspected thugs allegedly plotting to disrupt the exercise.
The Ekiti State Police Command, which paraded the suspects, linked them to a serving federal lawmaker, who has, however, denied any involvement in the alleged plot.
The police described the development as an attempt to destabilise the APC primary election in Moba/Ilejemeje/Ido-Osi Federal Constituency after operatives raided Onikoyi Hotel in Ikun-Ekiti and recovered firearms, including pump-action guns.
