Osun Election: Adeleke Campaign alleges plot to arrest 46 Accord leaders

With the Osun State governorship election just 13 days away, the Ademola Adeleke Campaign Council has raised serious allegations of a plot to arrest 46 leaders of the Accord Party. The campaign council claims these arrests are intended to prevent the leaders from participating in the upcoming poll.

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The Imole Campaign Council refuses to sit idly by while our democracy is dismantled by desperate politicians using public security forces.

Speaking in Osogbo, Kolapo Alimi, Deputy Director-General of the Imole Campaign Council, stated that the council had obtained a "hit list" of Accord members allegedly marked for arrest on fabricated charges. He further claimed these individuals would be transferred to Abuja during the election period. Alimi appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to instruct the Osun State Police Command, the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), and special police units to cease what he described as arbitrary arrests and harassment of opposition figures.

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We call on the Inspector-General of Police to immediately issue a firm directive to the Osun State Police Command, the SCID, and special squads from Abuja to cease the arbitrary arrest and harassment of opposition leaders, including the listed individuals allegedly marked for transfer to Abuja.

The campaign council also condemned the arrest of one of its members, Taofeek Akinyemi, in Ikire, labeling it as politically motivated. According to the council, Akinyemi was arrested by SCID operatives after he posted a social media video alleging an attack and identifying the perpetrators. The council highlighted that Akinyemi had previously survived a shooting incident at his shop, with reports filed to the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police for Zone 11. They argued that his subsequent arrest effectively turns a complainant into an accused person.

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The council alleged that Akinyemi had earlier survived a shooting incident at his shop in Ikire and that reports of the incident had been made to the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11.

The council characterized the operation as a politically motivated action rather than a legitimate law enforcement exercise. They demanded Akinyemi's immediate release or, if credible allegations exist, that he be charged in a competent court. The police have not yet publicly responded to these allegations.

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Describing the operation as a politically motivated action rather than a legitimate law enforcement exercise, the campaign council called for Akinyemi’s immediate release or, if there were credible allegations against him, that he be charged before a court of competent jurisdiction.