10th August, 2014
Senator Bukola Saraki has called for the probe of the arrest of opposition leaders in Nigeria. The former Kwara state governor said the trend was disturbing and alarming. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain questioned the motive of security agents who illegally arrested opposition leaders.
“We must begin to investigate the new trend of arresting opposition leaders prior to elections. This is unconstitutional,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
He then quizzed the security operatives whom many have accused of being partisan during the just concluded Osun gubernatorial election. “What were the specific functions of the various armed agencies that were deployed in Osun State?”
Saraki who is presently representing Kwara Central at the senate said the intimidation and illegal detention must stop in Nigeria. “Even though APC won Osun Gubernatorial election, we must ask questions on the illegal detention of party leaders and intimidation of members,” he tweeted.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola was re-elected governor of Osun early Sunday. He defeated Peoples Democratic Party candidate Senator Iyiola Omisore by 394,684 votes against 292,747.
By Seun Bisuga