The Police in Osun State are yet to make any arrest following the discovery of guns and bullets in the home of a legislator.
There is tension in the state as a result of the shock find.
The Police on Wednesday announced that it found 19 pump action Italian rifles and bullets in the house of a number of the Osun State House of Assembly in Osu, Atakunmosa West Local government in the state.
The lawmaker is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the House of Representatives seat in Ijesa South constituency.
The police said yesterday that nobody, including the owner of the house, has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the arms but assured that investigation is ongoing.
The recovered arms, which also included three 7.62 mm expended ammunition, two expended cartridges and one long cutlass were believed to be among numerous dangerous weapons to be used by politicians in Saturday’s rescheduled National Assembly election.
Following the media report of the arms discovery, residents have been exercising fear and worry.
Coordinator of the Peoples Welfare League, a human rights group, Mr. Biodun Agboola, and a chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Esa-Oke, Mr. Oladapo Babatunde Adeniran, decried the arms discovery, saying elections should not be seen as going to war.
Chairman of the Renaissance Front, a socio-political pressure group in the state, Mr Sunday Laoye, expressed worry over the police inability to make any arrest since the discovery of the arms.
Two House of Represnetatives candidates in tomorrow’s National
Assembly Elections, Messrs Ismaila Kolawole and Olufemi Fakeye, were yesterday arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for alleged conspiracy; conduct likely to cause breach of peace and kidnapping.
Four others arraigned along with the candidates are Jolayemi Yekini (40), Azeez Jolayemi (38), Taiwo Rasak (42) and Mariam Babatunde (23).
Ismaila Kolawole is a member of House of Representatives representing Ila/Ifedayo/Boluwaduro Federal Constituency. He is seeking re-election on the platform of Labour Party after defectiing from the PDP.
Olufemi Fakeye is the candidate of the ACN in the same constituency.
The case was adjourned till May 13 for mentioning.
In Oyo State, ACN alerted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies of an alleged plot by the PDP to disrupt the resche
In a statement by Director of Publicity of the Senator Ajimobi Campaign organisation,Mr. Yanju Adegbite, the party said it had been inundated with reports that stalwarts of the rival PDP have been threatening ACN members that they will disrupt the election on Saturday to forstall the massive turn out of voters in areas identified as ACN strongholds.
The campaign organisation also re-emphasised that creation of more jobs for the citizens is close to Senator Ajimobi’s heart which he would implement if elected.
The organisation said rather than sacking the existing civil servants, the administration will employ additional 20,000 youths, in order to reduce the rate of unemployment.
The organisation said this in response to what it described as government-sponsored "and unfounded allegation" that the Senator would sack civil servants if voted into office.
According to the statement, "There is no iota of truth that ACN government will sack anyone, whether teacher or civil servant to pay the N18,000 minimum wage. We have the resources to cater for the existing workers and the 20,000 to be employed.
"The citizens will benefit immensely from our government. We are going to build neighbourhood markets and establish a cooperative society to assist our market men and women financially.
"It is only anti people government that will result to destroying shops and kiosks unjustly. ACN government, which has the intention of creating neighbourhood markets and upgrade the existing ones, will not do anything that will affect the welfare of the citizenry.
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