A politician and commissioner nominee of Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Ms Idia Babalola, escaped being linched by angry crowd who attended the funeral prayer held for Senator Isiaka Adeleke at his country home in Ede.
It took the intervention of Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who also attended the Monday morning prayer, to prevent the restive crowd of sympathisers in Ede from lynching Babalola, a former Special Adviser to Osun State Governor.
According to a release by Senior Special Assistant on Media to Governor Amosun, Adejuwon Soyinka, “the crowd of sympathisers became restive when Babalola came in for the Islamic prayers ahead of the internment of the two-time Senator and first elected governor of Osun State.”
The angry sympathisers demanded that Babalola be made to leave the premises.
The statement further said: “When pleas from dignitaries at the event, including Ondo State Governor, Mr.Rotimi Akeredolu, failed to persuade the angry crowd, Governor Amosun had to join some other dignitaries in personally shielding the lady and leading her out of the premises.
“After that, the Ogun State governor joined other Muslim faithful to observe the final prayers before the Interment of late Senator Adeleke.”
Senator Adeleke died on Sunday and was buried on Monday morning according to Islamic rites.
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