Crime
Police release detained OPC members
Three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) detained by Oyo Police Command over the arrest of suspected Fulani warlord, Iskilu Wakili, have been released on bail.
They were released on Tuesday at Iyaganku police station around 5.40pm.
Recall that Wakili was arrested alongside three others in Ayete in Ibarapa North after several attempts on Sunday by OPC operatives.
The Police however detained Dauda Kazeem, Awodele Adedigba and Ramon Hassan shortly after the OPC handed over the suspected kidnap kingpin.
Their release was sequel to the intervention of the Oyo State Government and Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams.
The three detained OPC members were released in the presence of Oyo Coordinator of OPC Comrade Rotimi Oguntunde a.k.a. Olumo, Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor on Culture and Tourism, Hon. Ademola Akeem Ige and OPC lawyer.
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