The family of Mr Dauda Omolade, a community leader who was taken into custody during recent obaship conflicts in Agosasa community in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, has asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and Governor Dapo Abiodun to help secure the release of the 74-year-old.
In a statement released on Monday, one of Omolade's children, Omotoso Omolade, appealed for help from the Inspector General of Police and Governor Dapo Abiodun.
Omolade mentioned that his elderly father, who was picked up by the police last week, is currently being held without communication at the Idiroko Division of the police.
He claimed that the obaship conflicts, ongoing for over two years, remain unresolved because the instigators, known to both the security agents and the government, are considered untouchable.
Omolade explained, “My father, Mr Omolade Adisa Dauda, has been located at the police station in Idiroko, but the reason for his arrest has not been disclosed, and we have no access to his whereabouts or any guidance on speeding up his release.”
He emphasized that his father has no involvement in the obaship dispute and has never tried to interfere. His primary concerns are the theft of Kaolin from his land and the illegal activities of certain individuals in Agosasa.
At present, my father is being held by the Nigerian Police at the Idiroko Division in Ipokia Local Government, Ogun State, despite no evidence of criminal activity on his part.
‘’The family has made efforts to secure my father's release, reaching out to the Idiroko Police Station without success.
The family is now appealing to the Ogun State Government, Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, Civil Society Groups, International Communities, Amnesty International, and Human Rights activists to intervene and compel the Idiroko and Ipokia Divisional Police Officers to release my father who has been unjustly detained.
However, attempts to reach the police for comment were unsuccessful, as calls to the police spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, were not going through.
