A top aide to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has alleged that security operatives arrested one of the governor’s associates and two others in Ile-Ife on Friday night, with their whereabouts still unknown.
Olalekan Badmus, Special Assistant on Digital Media to the governor, made the claims in posts on X as voting started in the state’s governorship election on Saturday.
“Military men believed to be working for the APC arrested @MrBanksOmisore and two others at Ife yesterday night. Current location is unknown!” Badmus wrote.
He also alleged that Bamkole Omisore, a special adviser on sustainable development goals, was detained at a military cantonment in Ede.
“Bamkole Omisore, SA SDG, arrested illegally last night and still detained at military cantonment, Ede,” he claimed.
Badmus further said the residence of House of Assembly Speaker Adewale Egbedun was under siege by police officers and accused some officers of disrupting the distribution of election materials at a registration area centre in Ife East Local Government Area by firing tear gas.
Adeleke is seeking re-election on the Accord Party platform. The Nigeria Police Force and military authorities had not issued official statements on the allegations at the time of the report.
