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The Ondo State Health Commissioner, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, has confirmed an earlier report by SaharaReporters that there was an attack on an ambulance travelling along the boundary between Ondo and Edo states on Friday.

Adegbenro said some health officials in the ambulance were attacked. 

He told SaharaReporters on Saturday that the attackers shot dead the ambulance's driver and wounded a police escort. 

"What actually happened was that a convoy was coming from Port Harcourt via Benin to bring some consumables and ambulances to the state (Ondo) donated by the NDDC. 

"The commission lost a driver and a policeman was shot. They were attacked somewhere around Benin and Ifon in Ondo State," he said.  See Also Sahara Reporters Gunmen Attack Ambulance, Kills 2 On Ondo-Edo Boundary 0 Comments 8 Hours Ago

According to the Ondo commissioner, the armed bandits had attempted to abduct all the occupants of the ambulance but were not successful and shot at the ambulance which had a police escort.

"The tendency was that maybe they wanted to kidnap (the people in the ambulance). But they were not successful because the entourage had police back-up. 

"But during the mayhem that ensued, one driver was killed and a policeman was injured. But they did not succeed in taking anyone away. That was the incident. It was an unfortunate one. I think the police are investigating the issue because it was in the Edo axis.

"We hope, if they are lucky, they would be able to apprehend them (the gunmen)," Dr. Adegbenro added. 

Sahara Reporters had reported how the ambulance conveying medical materials was attacked on the Ondo-Benin road by gunmen.
 

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The African Action Congress (AAC) in Ogun state has expelled it gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 general elections, Mrs. Otasanya Martins as well as the former state chairman, Francis Abayomi, for anti-party activities and gross misconduct. 

Ifemosu Michael Adewale, AAC Secretary in Ogun state in a statement on Saturday said the duo were suspended for their role in the "unconstitutionally and unlawfully pseudo-NEC Meeting" to suspend its national chairman, Omoyele Sowore. 

The statement read, "This is to notify the General Public, Members of the African Action Congress AAC and Take it Back Movement that Mrs. Otasanya Martins and Engineer Francis Abayomi has been expelled from the Party due to their anti-progressive politics, which they displayed on the 13th of May, 2019.

"Engineer Francis Abayomi unconstitutionally and unlawfully partook in a pseudo-NEC Meeting to suspend our National Chairman. Mrs. Otasanya Martins, the 2019 AAC Ogun State Gubernatorial Candidate and Engineer Francis, former AAC Ogun State Chairman, has been expelled for gross misconduct and anti-party activities.

"Their expulsion became necessary when a Certain Publication by Punch Newspaper on the 14th of May 2019 mentioned Engineer Francis Abayomi as the National Deputy Chairman of the African Action Congress by an unduly and unconstitutional NEC meeting which in actual fact is illegal.

"The expulsion motion which was moved by Comrade Bashiru Hammed (Labash) and seconded by Comrade Samuel from Remo North."

The party warned members of the public to steer clear dealing of the suspended members.

"We hereby call on the General Public to Dissociate itself from Mrs. Eniola Otasanya Martins and Engineer Francis Abayomi as a member of the African Action Congress.

"Mrs. Otasanya Martins and Engineer Francis Abayomi should know that they cease to be a member of AAC with Immediate effect starting from Today 15th June 2019 and an attempt to continually use anything pertaining to AAC from today 15th of June 2019 is an act of impersonation and we won't hesitate to get them arrested.

"We are reiterating our Total Support for Comrade Omoyele Sowore as the Authentic National Chairman of the African Action Congress," it added.
 

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