Home > Breaking news > Some Arrested Ibadan Hoodlums Linked To Makinde’s Aides —Amotekun Commander

Some Arrested Ibadan Hoodlums Linked To Makinde’s Aides —Amotekun Commander

The Commander of Oyo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju, (retd), has said some of the aides of Governor Seyi Makinde are indirectly backing hoodlums terrorising the people of the state.

The Amotekun commander disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking on a radio station, Fresh FM.

Residents of Ibadan communities have recently been living in constant fears following the increased cases of hoodlum attacks.

Three persons were reportedly shot and injured in a fresh attack that occurred on Sunday.

Olayanju said some senior aides of the governor have in the past pleaded that the agency should free suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with civil disturbances in some parts of the state capital.

Olayanju, however, declined to mention the names of the governor’s aides, who pestered him to release the arrested suspects.

He said, “Some people would come to plead that we should release those arrested. We arrested some in (Ibadan) North-East less than a week ago and one SA ( Special Adviser) was running around begging us. He came and met me around NTA and I told him that we have handed them over to the police at Yemetu. I won’t mention the name. He is SA to the governor, some are chairmen, some are lawmakers who seek such a favour.”

When asked whether the governor’s aides were behind the unrest in the state capital, the Amotekun commander replied, “That is what we are saying.”

About Editor

Otunba Sayo Akintola is a 1992 graduate of Linguistics from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. He holds a post-graduate diploma in Financial Management and MBA from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. He started his 12-year sojourn in journalism at the Nigerian Tribune in 1993 as Business and Economy reporter. He rose through the ranks to become the Group Business Editor of the nation’s oldest surviving private national newspaper, the Nigerian Tribune. He set up World Street Journal magazine in 2018.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

x

Check Also

Hon. Olayinka Segelu Congratulates Makinde On Re-election  

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) based in Germany, Hon. Olayinka Segelu, has wholeheartedly ...

SDP Gov Candidate Steps Down For Makinde

Oyo Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Michael Lana has stepped down for ...