The Nigerian Police Force has arrested Oludare Kadiri, the Deputy Speaker for Ogun State House of Assembly, North-Western part of the country for his alleged assault during the revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State.
Kadiri who represents Ijebu-North at the State Assembly was arrested and detained on Friday at the Criminal Investigation Department at the Police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta for attacking other members of the party.
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He was said to have led suspected hoodlums to invade the residence of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tokunbo Talabi and also invaded the residence of a former State legislator, Adebiyi Odugbesan, in Oru-Ijebu, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the State.
Kadiri reportedly accused the SSG and Adegbesan of hoarding the registration materials for the ongoing APC registration and revalidation exercise in the State.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed his arrest, saying he is being currently investigated.
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“Some people reported him (Kadiri) to the police, accusing him of leading thugs to the house of a former lawmaker, where they attacked him and vandalised his house,” he said.
“Another person also reported that he led thugs to the residence of the SSG and also vandalised the SSG’s house.
“A Supervisory Councillor in his local government also reported that he forcibly seized the registration materials and when the police went there to recover the materials, this same man led about 20 men and assaulted the Supervisory Councillor in the presence of the police and also held the policemen hostage for almost two hours.”
“Nobody is above the law, anybody who runs foul of the law has to face the music, that is why he was arrested and is being investigated and he will be charged to court after the conclusion of the investigation”.
Kadiri was later released after being interrogated.
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Speaking after his release, the lawmaker denied the allegations levied against him, saying they were orchestrated to tarnish his political image.
“The matter is simple. The SSG is just calling a dog a bad name in order to hang him. He has been out to paint me black in Ijebu North because of politics. I have nothing to do with any invasion; I was even instrumental to how the crowd beat retreat that day.”
Meanwhile, a total of 24 lawmakers in the Assembly have called for Kadiri’s impeachment.
The lawmakers, in a letter they jointly signed on Tuesday, February 23 and addressed to the Clerk of the House, accused Kadiri of alleged “abuse of office, a threat to lives and properties, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and attempted murder, committed in his constituency as petitioned by Chief Adebiyi Odugbesan from his constituency”.
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