The Imole Campaign Council, a team canvassing for votes for the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Popoola Alaba popularly known as Alabama, the Ijesa South House of Representative Accord candidate who was reportedly arrested by the police.

Alaba and three other Accord members were arrested on Saturday morning by a team of security officers

Bamidele Salam, the Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the Imole Campaign Council, claimed in a statement on Saturday that “Police officers led by one Wemimo, the security details of Senator Francis Fadahunsi of APC abducted Alabama and whisked him away to Headquarters of Osun State Police Command, Osogbo.”

“At the time of their arrest, Alaba and others were in a meeting with Accord canvassers when suddenly policemen invaded the premises and forcefully took them while also physically assaulting many party members.

Information available to us indicates that the arrest was masterminded by Senator Fadahunsi whose intention it is to keep Alaba and several other Accord leaders out of circulation till after elections.

Credible intelligence at our disposal indicated that the arrest of Alaba is one of the outcome of a recent secret meeting between Senator Fadahunsi, the Osun Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Gotan, and another top security officer in the state, where leaders of Accord were drafted for arrest and detained unlawfully,” the House of Representatives member said.

He said that Osun state Police Command and its Commissioner Ibrahim Gotan, would be held accountable and responsible if anything untoward happens to Alaba.

The police are yet to issue a formal statement on the reported arrest as of the time of this story.