OsunDecides: Assembly member, 146 suspected political thugs arrested in Ikire, say police
The police command in Osun State has arrested a serving member of the state House of Assembly, Abiola Inaolaji, alongside 146 suspected political thugs in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the arrest on Saturday in Osogbo.
Mr Ojelabi said that the lawmaker, an Accord Party member, was arrested by the Force Intelligence Department-Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) in the early hours of Saturday.
He said that Inaolaji, representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, was arrested during a police operation.
Mr Ojelabi said that the arrest was part of intensified security operations by the police to prevent actions capable of undermining the credibility of the electoral process.
Meanwhile, in a viral video a man identified as Ibrahim was seen identifying himself and confessing to facilitating the movement of 146 suspects to Osun State from neighbouring states for the purpose of voting in the election.
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