READ HOW HE NARRATED HIS ORDEAL
On Monday, April 14, 2014, at about 3a.m, armed men stormed my house,
at Plots 1-3, Ebun-Olu Adegbouruwa Lane, Itedo, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
They were about eight of them in number. They were well armed with short
guns. They scaled through my fence, tied my security man and my driver,
at my gatehouse. They asked if the compound belonged to Adegboruwa,
if Adegboruwa had a mobile police guard, if Adegboruwa lived alone or
had tenants, and whether my neighbour had policemen on patrol.
They then started to demolish my window burglaries, they scaled
upstairs to my terrace, to break into my living room upstairs, by which
time I had already called for help, from the neighbours and from the
police. They then tried to gain entrance into my kitchen downstairs,
without success. They then descended upon my security man and driver,
beat them up mercilessly and started uprooting my burglary with the
heavy instruments that they brought. It was at this point that the
police arrived, but the police could not gain entrance into my compound,
because my security man had been tied. I saw the armed men myself from
my location upstairs. They looked very mean and determined, possibly not
the usual armed robbers after material things.
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I do believe that this was an assassination attempt upon my life, by
the enemies of the people of the masses of Nigeria, and in particular
the good people of Lagos State, in the Lekki-Ajah axis. One of my
neighbours has since confirmed that he actually saw a car that dropped
off these armed men around my fence at abou t2a.m. They were sent on
specific instructions.
Nigerians will recall that on March 27, 2014, the Federal High Court,
Lagos, delivered judgement in my case with Lagos State to the extent
that collection of toll fee on the Lekki Ikoyi bridge is illegal. It was
just yesterday, Monday April 14, 2014, that I argued against the
request by Lagos State, to stay the execution of the said judgment.
Thus, this is just a case of the witch cried yesterday and the child
died today.
I believe that those who have vested interests in the continued
collection of the illegal toll fee are at the bottom of this
assassination attempt, as a way of discouraging me or stopping my
legitimate struggle against illegality, oppression and all undemocratic
tendencies of our governments. I will not give up on this struggle, no
matter the intimidation and harassment, that I may face. It is a cause
that cannot be stopped.
Consequently, I call on Nigerians to hold the Lagos State Government
and all those who have vested interests in the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge toll
fee, responsible for any harm that may come my way. Our government must
be open to legitimate opposition and transparency in their affairs. It
is not by attempting to snuff the life out of people, that government
will escape its statutory accountability to the people. My life is in
the hands of God, therefore I do not fear what man can do to me. I know
that ultimately, those who are now after my life, will one day face the
Supreme Court of God, where they will have to account for all their
misdeeds, including their corruption and misgovernance.
This struggle will continue, because I know that victory is certain, through God.
Thank you all.
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Esq.
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