By Our Correspondent
Ganiyu Olamiji Oyebanjo, the Special Adviser, Boundary Matters, Kosofe Local Government has been arrested by the Nigerian police for allegedly embarrassing and writing petition against Moyosore Adedoyin Ogunlewe, the chairman of the council.
SaharaReporters gathered that Oyebanjo was arrested by policemen from Zone 2 in Lagos on the order of the council boss around 9pm on Tuesday.
“Hon Ganiyu Olamiji Oyebanjo, the petioner was arrested last night exactly 8.43pm, in front of his house by policemen acting on the orders of the executive chairman in question,” a source told SaharaReporters.
“Why? Because of the ongoing investigation about the this chairman, Barrister Moyosore Adedoyin Ogunlewe and the awareness of the petition from SaharaReporters, which was published on Monday.”
Another source said, “Update on Kosofe Corruption Case: The petitioner, Ganiyu Oyebanjo, has been arrested by Zone 2 police officers. He was arrested yesterday's evening in his house at Olorunlogbon Street Anthony at the behest of the council chairman Moyosore Ogunlewe for being in possession of classified documents and embarrassing him on SaharaReporters. He has been asked to write a statement and was not allowed to go home last night.”
Oyebanjo had petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged misappropriation of billions of naira by Ogunlewe and some supervisors in the council.
After the petition, the council boss and other officials were invited and grilled for several hours at ICPC office located at 10, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Saharareporters
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