I was robbed by Gunmen Senator Bayo Salami

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Sen. Bayo Salami, alleged on Saturday that gunmen invaded his house located at the Government Reservation Area, Osogbo, Osun State with the aim of killing him.

He said he and his family narrowly escaped death when the gunmen, invaded his house at about10:05 pm on Friday.

The house of the former federal lawmaker is less than five minutes walk from the headquarters of the state police command.

He once represented Osun Central under the defunct Alliance for Democracy between 1999-2003 in the Senate.

Salami told journalists at his Olu-Ode polling unit that the gunmen, numbering about 15 and including a lady, came in a bus and a Sport Utility Vehicle.

The intent of the gunmen, he said, was to kidnap him and keep him away from the Olu-Ode area where he had massive followership.

Salami said the gunmen forcefully gained entrance into his compound after overpowering the security man at the gate attempted to gain entry firing at the door.

He said “At about10:05 pm on Friday, about 15 men stormed my house with masked gunmen in a bus and SUV. They beat up my security man at the gate and carried him away. They did all that, so me and my family moved into one room.

“They shouted ‘open the door or we will shoot it down.’ They shot at the door thinking it was a wooden door. They shot at the door several times but they could not gain entry.

“When you go to my house now you will see the pellets littered around.”

He said upon their failure to gain access to him and his family, they turned on themselves, blaming one another for the failure of their mission.

“They fought themselves before leaving my compound. They were saying to themselves I told you we should have come here earlier, “he narrated.

On whey he did not report the matter to the police, he said “I don’t have cause to go to police. I sent text to people who could help me out.”

He said, “This is desperation, not democracy. They did it to me, I saw it live. With what they did yesterday (Friday) night I now know they don’t have decorum.

“I now know I am open for attack. If you get to my house you will see all the evidence.”

On the election he said, “Today’s election, PDP is not winning. APC has won election in this state and we want to see how they (PDP) will win.”