The police on Monday said they have arrested Ademola Adeleke, a Nigerian senator. The police said Mr Adeleke will be arraigned in court on Tuesday in Abuja.
Police spokesperson Frank Mba did not immediately give reasons for Mr Adeleke’s detention, but said his legal representatives were carried along during preparation of charges.
Mr Mba said the police will accord the Osun governorship contender “the best tradition of natural justice and fair hearing.”
Even though the police have not publicly disclosed the specific charges against Mr Adeleke, his associates have been speculating that they were connected to the allegations of certificate forgery that had assailed the lawmaker for nearly a year.
“We alert
the public, diplomatic and democracy community worldwide that the Nigerian
Police has arrested and detained Senator Ademola Adeleke on old trumped up
charges of certificate and testimonial forgery,” the statement by his campaign
organizer said.
“This is
after the school principal and school authority have through affidavits denied
any forgery and owned up to the school testimonial issued to Senator Adeleke.
Mr Adeleke was
first arrested in September 2018, a few days to the Osun governorship election
in which he was the most potent opposition challenger. He was accused of
writing WAEC with muddled identity in order to beef up his credentials for the
governorship election that was then upcoming.
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