Boniface Ihiasota
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday, April 24, allegedly arrested the principal of Ede Muslim Grammar School, Ede in Osun state. Abbas Adejare who was the school principal as at the time Senator Ademola Adeleke attended the school was said to have been arrested alongside the wife of the schools registrar Rofiyat Oladepo who is currently nursing a nine-month-old baby.
Speaking to journalists at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, April 25, the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, said the action by the Police is a ploy by All Progressives Congress to prevent Senator Ademola Adeleke from retrieving his governorship mandate freely given to him by the people of Osun state.
He also said the PDP has good reasons to be concerned about the safety of the senator.
He said that Adeleke’s life has remained in danger while alleging that the APC is viciously plotting to use all means to put him out of circulation in to frustrate his efforts to retrieve his governorship mandate in the court.
Ologbondiyan said information made available to the party indicates that AIG Adeleye Oyebade of Zone II, Oshogbo, ordered the arrest of the school’s principal and registrar, Mr. Kabir Oladipo
Mr. Kabir Oladipo who is currently undergoing treatment for legs and arms injuries he sustained in a motor accident could not be reached AIG Oyebade allegedly ordered the arrest of his wife, Mrs. Rofiyatu Oladepo, with her 9 months old baby.
“It is clear that there is no way a school principal, who duly signed and issued a school testimonial under his own hand and position, can be said to have “forged” the same testimonial. “Moreso, the school register as well as the WAEC result and certificate eminently show that Senator Adeleke attended the school, sat for WAEC examination and obtained the certificate, which has been validated even by a court of competent jurisdiction, thus also authenticating the school testimonial,” he added. The party further called on the inspector general of police, Adamu Mohammed, to call his men to order on issues related to Senator Adeleke’s determination towards the pursuit of retrieving his mandate as the elected governor of Osun state. The PDP also called for the immediate release of the school Principal, the wife of the school registrar and her baby.
