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Accord Chairman Seeks Immediate Release of Detained Party Supporter
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Accord Chairman Seeks Immediate Release of Detained Party Supporter
By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo
The Chairman of the Osun State chapter of the Accord Party, Pastor Victor Akande, has called on the Osun State Commissioner of Police to order the immediate release of Mr. Owoeye Muyiwa, an Accord supporter allegedly detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the directive of Senator Francis Fadahunsi.
In a statement issued on Friday, Akande alleged that Muyiwa had been in detention for the past three days following his arrest over the mounting of a billboard of Governor Ademola Adeleke within his family house.
The Accord chairman claimed that the arrest might not be unconnected with Muyiwa’s refusal to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite alleged pressures and invitations from Senator Fadahunsi.
According to Akande, efforts were allegedly made to implicate the detained supporter in the vandalisation of APC billboards, but those invited to identify him reportedly stated that they did not witness him committing the act.
He maintained that there was no credible evidence linking Muyiwa to any offence, yet he remained in custody, with officials at the State CID allegedly insisting that only the Commissioner of Police could approve his release.
Akande described the continued detention as an act of intimidation and harassment targeted at Accord members and supporters across Ijesaland.
“We respectfully call on the Commissioner of Police to ensure the immediate release of Mr. Owoeye Muyiwa without further delay. No citizen should be subjected to unlawful detention or political intimidation for expressing support for a political leader or exercising his lawful rights,” Akande said.
He also called the attention of the Inspector-General of Police, the Owa Palace, as well as democratic institutions and observers within and outside Nigeria, to what he described as increasing violations of the rights and privileges of the people of Ijesaland.
Akande urged security agencies to remain professional, impartial and committed to protecting the democratic rights of citizens, regardless of political affiliation.
“Our people should not be pushed to the wall through acts of intimidation and harassment.
Democracy must be protected, and the rights of citizens must be respected at all times,” the statement added.
