The Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Bankole Ajigbotafe, was left in critical condition after being attacked with machetes by suspected political thugs during an APC reconciliation meeting in the Alimosho Local Government Area.
Violence erupted during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos on Monday, May 18, 2026, after suspected political thugs brutally attacked and macheted the Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Bankole Ajigbotafe. The commissioner, widely recognized in political circles as “AB Ajigbotafe,” was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he remains in critical condition. Insiders disclosed that the assault occurred during a tense APC stakeholders’ meeting in the Alimosho Local Government Area, which had been convened to defuse escalating friction arising from the party’s House of Representatives primary election in Lagos West. Medical personnel are reportedly battling to stabilize the cabinet member, who suffered severe blood loss and has already undergone multiple emergency blood transfusions.
The targeted assault stemmed from lingering hostility generated during Saturday’s volatile House of Representatives primaries between rival factions within the local chapter. The primary election had previously descended into absolute chaos when armed hoodlums stormed the voting venue, firing sporadic gunshots and wielding dangerous weapons that forced officials and voters to scatter for safety. Party insiders revealed that Ajigbotafe was perceived to be aligned with one of the competing camps—specifically involving the political networks of the former Mosan-Okunola LCDA Chairman, Olabisi Adebajo (known as ABISCO), and the incumbent lawmaker, Ganiyu Ayuba. This factional alignment reportedly intensified preexisting animosities, turning the scheduled reconciliation forum into a ambush as loyalists of powerful political actors descended upon the commissioner and his entourage.
The brazen attack has thrown the Lagos State APC into major turmoil, threatening the stability of Alimosho, which is historically regarded as one of the ruling party’s most formidable electoral strongholds. In a series of urgent internal communications circulated among party leaders, witnesses described the incident as a coordinated but ultimately unsuccessful assassination attempt that left Ajigbotafe’s utility vehicles heavily damaged and several of his personal security details severely wounded. The escalating bloodletting has sparked deep outrage and widespread condemnation across the state’s political landscape, with numerous stakeholders warning that the unchecked wave of thuggery, intimidation, and hooliganism within local party structures risks severely fracturing internal party cohesion ahead of future electoral cycles.
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