The Digest:
Fresh violence erupted during the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress in Idanre, Ondo State, on Wednesday, leaving at least two persons dead and five others injured. The incident occurred at Odode-Idanre, headquarters of Idanre Local Government Area, as the ruling party conducted congresses across its 203 wards. The violence is believed to be a spillover of Tuesday's attack at the party's secretariat in Akure, where hoodlums disrupted a stakeholders' meeting and assaulted party leaders including state chairman Ade Adetimehin. Raphael Adetimehin, younger brother of the state chairman, was attacked and remains in a coma after being mistaken for his brother. Police have confirmed five persons were attacked, with two confirmed dead and three injured receiving treatment. Investigations are ongoing.
Key Points:
- The killings deepen the political crisis within Ondo APC, threatening party cohesion ahead of 2027.
- It reflects escalating intra-party violence that could deter peaceful political participation.
- Victims' families face loss, while party unity fractures along factional lines.
- This signals the dangerous consequences of unresolved internal party disputes.
- The timing, during critical congresses, undermines the party's democratic processes.
Two killed and five injured in Ondo APC congress violence, with the state chairman's brother in a coma, as police investigate the deadly attack.
Sources: THISDAY, Punch, Independent
