Some youths suspected to be thugs on
Saturday reportedly attacked a popular juju musician, Yinka Ayefele, in
Ijare town in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, disrupting
his performance.
It was learnt that the musician was
invited to the town to entertain guests at a burial ceremony held at Odo
Oja street in the town but the hoodlums were said to have disrupted the
performance. No fewer than 15 people were reportedly injured during the
attack.
Though Ayefele was reported to have
escaped from the scene unhurt, some of his band boys were not lucky as
they were reportedly beaten when the hoodlums discovered that their
leader had escaped. Some of the guests were also beaten by the hoodlums.
According to a source, the thugs
complained that Ayefele got N3m for the performance and could not give
them money from the performance fee.
Before
the attack, the source narrated that the leader of the hoodlums sent
one of his boys to the Ayefele, band leader to ask for the “ boys
settlement” but was turned down.
The gang leader was said to be infuriated about the feedback and mobilised his boys to the venue of the party.
In other not to cause trouble, Ayefele’s
band leader was said to have told the hoodlums to exercise patience
till the end of the party.
After few minutes, when there was
nothing for the thugs, the source said they broke bottles and plates at
the party venue and destroyed the tent, tables and chairs.
It was also gathered that Ayefele was
smuggled out of the venue of the party when the hoodlums moved towards
the back of the state where to reach the musician. Some of the guests
were also beaten by the thugs.
Normalcy was reportedly restored after over one hour when the security men dispersed the hoodlums.
However, the Public Relations Officer of
the state Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, said there was no official
report of the incident.
Also, efforts to get the musician’s comment proved futile as calls to his telephone number indicated that it was switched off.
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