# OsunDecides ™ APC spokesman, Lai Mohammed, Osun lawmakers, others arrested ...As Dusk clampdown on leaders begin ahead of Saturday poll A major clampdown and shooting spree around the homes of leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) began at nightfall on Friday with armed and masked security agents surrounded and invadeed their homes with sporadic shootings to strike terror into their households and neighbours. The Government Reservation Area home of Senator Bayo Salami was invaded by armed soldiers and security agents at midnight while the country home of the first civilian Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke was not spared of the invasion. The entrance gate of Salami’s house was forced open by the hooded security agents who fired sporadically to gain entrance into the sprawling compound to arrest him. The National Publicity Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the State Secretary of APC, Prince Gboyega Famoodun were also invaded at midnight by armed soldiers. Already, the State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Sikiru Adetona Ayedun, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Wale Adedoyin,, the Executive Secretary of Osogbo Local Government, Mr. Isiaka Faramade, the House of Assembly member representing Obokun and Ilesa State Constituencies, Hon. Femi Fafiyebi and Folarin Fafowora have all been arrested by armed soldiers and hooded security agents from their homes on Friday night. APC agents in Ifelodun and Ede South Local Governments have been arrested at the time of distribution of election materials by officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) while those of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were excluded. The Ede South Local Government chairman of APC, Alhaji Surajudeed Opalola was also arrested by the security agents who were led by by the Youth Leadr of PDP in the council Also arrested and whisked to the office of the the SSS was Mr. Sunday Dare a communication expert. Spokesman of the APC, Kunle Oyatomi, in a swift reaction, said the wave of arrests and intimidation would further deepen defeat of the PDP. It is a shame this is happening. This is democracy and our people are resolute on electing the leader they can trust, Oyatomi said... dea iz God o
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 07:13:41 +0000
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