The group also called for the release of the 13 aides detained over the last week attack.
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The trio who were arrested, charged to court and subsequently detained were released on Tuesday by an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court.
The kidnappers also made away with the slain inspector’s AK-47 rifle.
He stated this on Saturday at the annual June 12 commemoration anniversary, organised by the Oodua Peoples Congress, at the Excellence Hotel in the Ikeja area of Lagos State.
This followed a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer of Bode Olude Divisional Headquarters at about 12 noon that a tipper driver has been kidnapped by a group of people suspected to be herdsmen.
The call was made by members of the Europe chapter of the OPU, through its Coordinator, Chief Victor Mobolaji Adewale, who is also the Akingbayi Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday.
Amotekum Commandant in the state, retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan.
This new development is a radical departure from the usual template, especially, at a time like this when the education sector is gradually losing touch with global practices and standard. Aare’s intention is to give hope to the students, using his little resources to encourage, motivate and tell them that there’s always light at the end of the tunnel.
The proposed venue of the rally, Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo state capital, has been taken over by armed policemen from the state command.
OPC in a statement on Saturday by its Publicity Secretary, Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin, reacted to the statement credited to the former minister that the OPC was the same as the dreaded Boko Haram.
Iba Adams also accused the Oyo State police boss of playing politics with sensitive security issues, adding that increasing rate of crimes perpetrated daily in the state can only be curbed by somebody that understands the terrain and the technicalities of security related issues.
SWSSG is an amalgam of Amotekun and all other existing security support systems and is to be led by the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams.
The police charged Awodele Adedigba, 45; Dauda Kazeem , 38, and Hassan Ramon, 33, with three counts of conspiracy, murder and arson.
Gunmen had invaded the residence of the deceased at about 3:05am, and fatally shot the family head, his two wives and three grandchildren.
The Oodua People’s Congress said this in a statement on Tuesday following Fani-Kayode’s claim that the Fulani warlord arrested in Oyo State, Iskilu Wakili, by the OPC on Sunday was not the real target.
While there are media reports that the men have been transferred to Abuja, some sources in the OPC said they do not know the whereabouts of the detained operatives.
Gunmen on Saturday waylaid a commercial bus with registration number KTP 331 RG to rob travellers therein and abducted the driver and a passenger after a gun battle with security operatives.
The Governor who said he is aware of the goings-on in the region assures that his administration is doing everything within its powers to ensure there is no miscarriage of justice.
The joint team of Ibarapa security operatives, including OPC, Vigilante and other groups had arrested Wakilu and three others after several attempts culminating in a gun battle.
Kehinde Aderemi, Special Assistant on Media to Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams Adams, confirmed this to The PUNCH on Sunday.