The Ekiti State Government has alleged that armed policemen
from Abuja have now invaded the state to begin indiscriminate
arrest of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, top
government officials and 11 members of the State House of
Assembly under funny allegation of stockpiling arms during the
June 21, 2014 governorship election.
The government alleged that the policemen were led by one CSP
Mohammed Abubakar of the Force Criminal Investigation
Department (CID), Abuja.
Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere
Olayinka, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said
the new plot was an aftermath of the failure of the Department of
State Services (DSS) to achieve the plot of coercing the House of
Assembly members to impeach the Governor, Mr Ayodele
Fayose.
The government said the indiscriminate arrest was to begin this
(Tuesday) night and that the policemen arrived Ado Ekiti, the
State capital with Mr. TKO Aluko and APC Chairman, Jide Awe
today. “We are aware of the arrival of policemen from Abuja to
Ekiti State with the intention of arresting 11 members of the
House of Assembly, two PDP leaders per local government and
some other top officials of the government.
“Ridiculously, the offense for which the policemen are to embark
on this indiscriminate arrest is owing to TKO Aluko malicious
outburst that those listed for arrest stockpiled arms during the
governorship election conducted in Ekiti close to two years ago.
“This plot is in furtherance of the APC plot to destabilize the
government of Ekiti State just because of Governor Fayose’s hard
stance on President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC government
policies. “The question is, what was the arms they claimed were
stockpiled used for? Was anyone killed or attacked during the
election? “And why is the Police not arresting the APC Chairman,
Jide Awe who is wanted for alleged murder and TKO Aluko, who
was declared wanted by the court for perjury, and instead
providing security cover for them?
“We therefore wish to alert Nigerians on this new plot and state
that Ekiti people will resist any attempt to use the Police to
harass innocent citizens of the State. “Democratically, we are
entitled to our views on any issue in Nigeria and we won’t
succumb to intimidation and harassment from any agency of the
Federal government.”
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