Akin Akinbobola, an
aide to Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, may be in serious
trouble after he reportedly assaulted one of his female workers,
Funmilayo Alao-Kwabe in his office in Akure, the state capital.
Mr. Akinbobola, who is the
chairman of the Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA), allegedly gave Ms.
Funmilayo a brutal beating after the two had a row over salary increment
at the agency. The alleged victim heads a maintenance department at the
agency.
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An eyewitness told a
SaharaReporters correspondent that the ODSFA chair beat his subordinate
so severely that he inflicted a serious neck injury on her.
Another source disclosed that the
fight originated from the chairman’s sudden decision to increase junior
employees’ salaries, adding that he then approved a N2000 increase for
Ms. Funmilayo, increasing her salary to N42,000. The source, a staff of
the agency, revealed that Ms. Funmilayo considered her pay increase too
paltry. “She was infuriated and walked up to the agency chairman to
demand an explanation. He got angry and began to beat her brutally,” the
source said.
Another source at the agency said
the workers felt that Ms. Funmilayo was poorly treated. “Our Chairman
[Akinbobola] increased the salaries of the junior casual workers, who
were mostly in maintenance department, to N40,000 while that of their
head, Mrs. Funmilayo, was increased to N42,000, just N2000 difference.
This is what caused the trouble,” he said.
Contacted by a correspondent of
SaharaReporters, the alleged assault victim narrated her version of
events. She said she was angry about her small increment. After the
chairman refused to take her telephone call, she said she sent him a
text message asking for an explanation. “He called me after reading my
text message and asked for the meaning of the content in the message I
sent to him and I told him the meaning. I never knew he had an agenda in
mind, he invited me to come over to his office and I went there.
“I got to his office and he
started embarrassing me, [asking] why did I send such a message to him.
During that process a lady came inside the office and I ordered her out
because I was still discussing with him. But the next thing was he
slapped me and beat me up. He pulled out some of my hair and nearly
snapped off my head and threatened to kill me. During the fracas, he
broke my neck and ran away after I collapsed on the floor of his office.
I can’t turn my neck [any more].”
Some staffers at the agency alleged that the chairman used to date
the alleged victim, adding that he tried to humiliate her because she
broke up with him and had spurned all efforts to restart their
relationship.
Contacted by a reporter, Mr. Akinbobola denied assaulting Ms.
Funmilayo, insisting that she hurt herself while struggling with him. He
refused to answer any questions about his alleged romantic relationship
with the woman. “It’s a personal issue,” he said, adding, “Please let
us end the discussion.”
The aggrieved woman’s lawyer has petitioned the Inspector General of Police over the case.
Sahara
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