Canadian judge Henry Brown has granted asylum reliefs to Lukmon Owolabi Shoyebo after claiming APC presidential flag bearer Bola Tinubu tried to kill him in Lagos for defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.
Former APC youth leader Mr. Shoyebo claimed to have angered Mr. Tinubu and Bolaji Ayinla, who was representing Mushin II at the time in the House of Representatives, by defecting to the PDP at a time when the party was frantically seeking his assistance to overturn it.
Additionally, Mr. Shoyebo asserted that two persons died at his place of business as a result of an attempt on his life on November 18, 2015. The Nigerian asylum seeker further disclosed to the Canadian authorities that savage attacks had been launched against his family members.
“The family claims refugee protection because they fear persecution from a powerful political figure in the All Progressive Congress (APC) and a chief in the Ogboni cult, due to the PA’s (principal applicant) political opinion,” stated the application presented before Mr Brown, seen by Peoples Gazette.
“They also allegedly fear an elected APC member of the Federal House of Representatives for the Mushin II constituency who has in the past joined forces with the Ogboni chief in attempting to harm the PA,” the document added.
