Ogun tribunal: Showunmi reports alleged attack on him to Ribadu, calls for investigation

A governorship aspirant in Ogun State during the last election, Segun Showunmi, has reported the attack he allegedly suffered at the premises of the election petition tribunal on June 5 to Nuhu Ribadu, the newly-appointed Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu.

Ribadu, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was on Thursday appointed by the President as the Security Adviser.

On the report of his announcement, Showunmi quickly wrote an open letter to Ribadu, informing him of how he was flogged by some suspected thugs loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC), when he went to the Isabo Abeokuta to witness the case filed by Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the election of Governor Dapo Abiodun.

While congratulating Ribadu on his appointment, Showunmi said he had known Ribadu for years and, “as one of the very few public officers in Nigeria, I trust and have faith in his ability to do the job without letdown.”

In his open letter, Showunmi said he had written Ribadu to bring to his attention “a major security challenge I have, a type I have never experienced in over 30 years of speaking truth to power in this country.”