Police arrest Ekiti APC leader, others for robbery
The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force,
Adeniji-Adele Street, Lagos, on Monday paraded a chief of the All
Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Itunnu Odeyemi, and eight others, saying they were notorious for snatching exotic cars in the country.
The police said Odeyemi was also an APC Local Government Area executive in Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti State.
Other members of the nine-man gang are Omoniyi Ajewole, Oluseye Jacob,
Oluwadamiliare Rasaki, Ajisafe Olawale, Ogunniyi Sunday, Tolani
Babatunde, Abubakar Umar, and Ayodeji Olumudi.
The Force Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, said the suspects were arrested after
a victim, who was robbed of two vehicles and other valuables on June
27, 2013 in Ile-Ife, Osun State, reported to the police. He added that
the case was later transferred to the FSARS.
It was gathered
that the arrest of Ajewole, a 28-year-old man from Ilesha, Osun State,
had led to the arrest of other members of the gang which included
Odeyemi, who Ajewole also claimed was his political godfather.
While speaking with journalists, Odeyemi denied being a member of the
gang. He said he provided Ajewole with a locally-made gun, which the
police have recovered, to protect him during the period of the recently
concluded governorship election in Ekiti State.
He said,
“Omoniyi (Ajewole) is my political thug. I brought him to my place and
gave him a gun to secure me. I have never participated in any robbery
operation, but he used to escort me with the gun. Having an escort was
part of the gains of being a political leader. All APC leaders were
working for the government during the election.
“Every
political party, including ours has factions. That was why I gave him
the gun, so that he could always protect me wherever I went. I also told
him to be with me, particularly as the Ekiti election was approaching
then. I had seen the gun on the ground during the 2007 elections
violence in the state and had kept it.”
Ajewole, who was first
caught by the police, confessed during interrogation that he had been
working as a political thug for the APC chieftain.
He said, “He
had given me the gun to use in protecting him during campaign violence.
But I had not yet used the gun before I was arrested in September 2013.
I am not a robber. I prefer to be called a political thug. I was the
only one the honourable (Odeyemi) gave the gun, and he also paid me
salary.”
Our correspondent learnt that after the arrest of the
gang, the FSARS were able to recover 17 stolen cars in different parts
of the country, most of which were Toyota and Honda brands. Three
assorted guns were also recovered from them.
Mba said the suspects would soon be arraigned in court.
He said, “This is a case that started on June 27, 2013 when a Nigerian
was robbed of two vehicles and other valuables and he reported the
incident to the police. This arrest is one of the achievements of the
FSARS. It led to the arrest of nine suspects who were clearly linked
with not just the armed robbery reported, but a series of such in the
country.
“An interesting aspect of the arrest is that Ajewole
confessed to the police that he was not an armed robber, but also a
political thug working for Odeyemi Itunnu from Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State.
We want to warn politicians to steer clear of actions that are capable
of posing a threat to the security of the country.”
7/09/2014
Police arrest Ekiti APC leader, others for robbery
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