Wakili: Police Release OPC Members Who Arrested Suspected Fulani Warlord
The three OPC men were arrested on Sunday after they stormed the base of the alleged warlord, arrested him and handed him over to police.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 09, 2021
The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday released three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) detained for arresting a suspected Fulani warlord, Isikilu Wakili.
The three OPC men were arrested on Sunday after they stormed the base of the alleged warlord, arrested him and handed him over to police.
The OPC members were released from the police custody at Iyaganku command around 5.40 pm on Tuesday.
Akinwale Aboluwade
The three members of the Oodua People’s Congress who were detained by the police over the arrest of Fulani warlord, Wakili Isikilu, have been released on bail.
Wakili had allegedly been terrorising the people of Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
The OPC members were detained, while Wakili was taken to the hospital before being returned to detention due to what the police described as his “frail appearance and state of health.”
The trio, who were arrested on Sunday, were released from the police custody at Iyaganku Police Station, on Tuesday, around 5.40pm.
Their release was sequel to the intervention of the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams.