The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ogun branch has verified the arrest and custody of Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, its governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections.
Adebutu was claimed to have been apprehended by DSS operatives on Monday and imprisoned at the secret police facility.
The former federal lawmaker, who spoke to the press in the afternoon, accused the military and police of intimidating and harassing PDP leaders, members, supporters, and his constituents during the election. He was arrested due to a disturbance in Iperu town during the Saturday, November 16 local government elections in Ogun State.
Efforts to release him from detention as of 10 p.m. on Monday were unsuccessful.
Arc. Kayode Adebayo, Ogun PDP Publicity Secretary, confirmed the development in a late Monday night statement, saying steps will be done to get him out tomorrow.
“This is to inform the members of our great party, The Peoples Democratic Party that the leader of the party has truly been detained by the DSS for charges yet unknown.
“However, our principal has called for calm and directed that all members of the party, supporters and well wishers should be rest assured that this time shall pass, it is one of the prices for our democracy.
“Several efforts have been made to secure his bail as at 10pm on Monday, 18th November, 2024 either on personal recognition or by a surety but none has yielded any result so far; his lawyers have been informed and they will take it up by tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.
“By this release, we want our people and the general public to be duly informed about his whereabouts and to maintain calm and peace until this matter is resolved,” he stated.
