The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Senator Ademola Adeleke on Monday in Abuja after he honoured the police invitation in Abuja.
FORGERY: The police said Mr Adeleke will be arraigned in court on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Police spokesperson Frank Mba did not immediately give reasons for Adeleke’s detention but said his legal representatives were carried along during preparation of charges.
A statement by Mba reads:
“Senator Adeleke is currently in police custody. He was taken into custody in the evening of today yesterday (6th, May 2019, in connection with ongoing criminal investigations touching on his person.
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“Meanwhile, in the best tradition of natural justice and fair hearing, he has already been served with the relevant charge sheet containing his alleged offences in the presence of his attorneys.
“He will be arraigned in a competent court of law tomorrow, 7th May 2019.”
Mr Mba said the police will accord the Osun governorship contender “the best tradition of natural justice and fair hearing.”
Even though the police have not publicly disclosed the specific charges against Mr Adeleke, his associates have been speculating that they were connected to the allegations of certificate forgery that had assailed the lawmaker for nearly a year.
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Mr Adeleke was first arrested in September 2018, a few days to the Osun governorship election in which he was the most potent opposition challenger. He was accused of writing WAEC with muddled identity in order to beef up his credentials for the governorship election that was then upcoming.
The senator strongly denied allegations of forgery when he was arraigned by the police, saying he had been a victim of vindictive politics of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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