President of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Comrade AbdulMajeed Oyeniyi, has cried to the general public over an alleged attempted murder on him and four others by the enemies of his govermment.
A statement signed and issued to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday by Mr Adekanmi Olalekan, Special Adviser on Media to Oyeniyi, particularly pointed an accusing finger to another NANS group led by Comrade Sunday Asefon for master minding the attack.
He also called on the Nigerian students and all security operatives to be aware of the murderous attempt of Oyeniyi’s at an hotel in Osogbo, Osun state where he was having a meeting with his entourage and other supporters of his personality’s
Olalekan described the NANS president as a respecter of law and an intellectually mobile defender of students’ rights and welfare who anything must not happen to, or else the accused would be held responsible.
He appealled to Nigerian students to remain calm in the face of these provocations, adding that, the law would take its due course soonest if the perpetrators and their sponsors does not mind their bussiness
“Upon arrival at the Emasculate Open bar, Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, where Oyeniyi the National President was holding his meeting, the assailants who came with a mix of dreaded cultists and abattoir thugs descended on him and others, inflicting bodily injuries including a deep matchet cut on his head.
“They also made away with his phones and those of two others. In a pool of blood and amidst gun shots fired sporadically by the assailants, the National President was rescued by people of good mind.
“The president was immediately rushed to the Oakland Medical Centre, Osogbo for treatment alongside others, the matter was promptly reported at the police station for notice and investigation.
“The Department of State Security (DSS), Osun State Command has also been notified, while our lawyers have taken proper briefs with required evidences to initiate legal proceedings on this matter.
“It is on this note that we call on the entire Nigerian Students and all security operatives to be aware of the murderous attempt.
