Popular musician, Yinka Ayefele, is reported to have narrowly escaped death over the weekend at Ijare area of Ondo State as some hoodlums vandalized his vehicles and musical instruments.
Some of his band boys, were not as lucky as they were beaten silly when the hoodlums discovered Yinka had escaped from the scene of a party in the town.
The genesis of the fight stemmed from the fact that Ayefele got N3 million for the performance and could not drop anything for the local boys in the town.
Reports had it that about 15 persons were wounded as the hoodlums vent their anger on those invited to a burial ceremony held at Odo Oja street in the town.
Ayefele who was in the town to perform at the burial of 85-year-old Madam Ebunoluwa, was reportedly smuggled out as the hoodlums went wild due to his refusal to settle them for performing in the town.
Eyewitness account said the hoodlums reportedly sent their leader to Ayefele band leader to ask for the “ boys settlement” but was turned down.
Sensing that the hoodlums were poised for a showdown, the band leader pleaded with them to exercise patience till the end of the party when their boss would be informed.
Vanguard reported that the hoodlums placed themselves in strategic positions to be able to monitor the movement of the musician and became unruly when they were later told that their boss turned down their request.
Tables and chairs were reportedly damaged, while bottles were recklessly broken by the rampaging hoodlums. Ayefele was, thereafter, smuggled out of the venue of the party as the hoodlums surged towards where he was staying ( back stage).
A spokesman of the state police command, Femi Joseph, said there was no official report of the incident.
But a police officer at Ijare, told Vanguard that the timely intervention of policemen in the town saved the situation from degenerating into a full blown crisis.
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