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Contrary to reports that the three members of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) arrested in Oyo State in connection with Wakili’s case had been transferred to Abuja, Tribune Online has gathered that they were in police custody at State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday.
However, they were granted bail in the evening of same day based on health conditions and handed over the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Iba Gani Adams.
Tribune Online was at the State CID where an interview was conducted with the detained OPC members.
During the interview, the OPC members, who gave their names as Dauda Kazeem (38), Hassan Ramon (39) and Awodele Adedigba (45), denied killing anyone or committing arson.
Oyo Government Monitoring Police’s Handling Of Arrested Fulani Leader, Wakili – Makinde
Makinde assured that the interests of the people of Oyo State would be protected, while urging them to stay calm and report security breaches.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 08, 2021
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that the government is monitoring the events regarding the arrest of Fulani leader, Iskilu Wakili, at Kajola community in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area, and how the police are handling the matter.
Makinde assured that the interests of the people of Oyo State would be protected, while urging them to stay calm and report security breaches.
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Notorious Fulani herdsman in Ibarapa area of Oyo State, Iskilu Wakili, has been apprehended, just as the news of the arrest created excitement in the area. Wakili was apprehended on Sunday morning after men of the Iba Gani Adams-led Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) launched an operation to arrest him and his men domiciled in the bushes of Igbo-Ora to Igangan. Farmers and residents, especially in Ayete area of Ibarapaland, had fingered Wakili and his men for being behind various crimes, including seizing hectares of farmland, raping women, kidnapping, among others.
Ayete people had continuously lived in perpetual fear with Wakili allegedly marking out a territory for himself categorized as a no-go area for both civilians and security agents. Speaking to Nigerian Tribune on the operation, the Oyo State coordinator of OPC, Mr Rotimi Olumo, said his men decided to launch the operation following reports that Wakili had allegedly become notorious for various criminalities in Ibarap