DSS RELEASES LADI ADEBUTU FROM CUSTODY
The detained former governorship candidate of the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ladi Adebutu regained his freedom early Tuesday morning after being invited and quizzed by the Department of State Services.
His release was confirmed by his media aide, Afolabi Orekoya inĀ a conversation with newsmen.
Adebutuās release followed confirmation of his arrest by the Publicity Secretary of the Ogun state chapter of PDP, Kayode Adebayo, by the Ogun state command of the DSS in Abeokuta, the state capital on Monday.
Adebutu was the governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun State in 2023.
It was reported that he was invited for questioning in an alleged connection with a disturbance during the local government elections held last Saturday.
The statement read, āThis is to inform the members of our great party, The Peoples Democratic Party that the leader of the party has truly been detained by the DSS for charges yet unknown,ā he said
āHowever, our principal has called for calm and directed that all members of the party, supporters and well-wishers should be rest assured that this time shall pass, it is one of the prices for our democracyā
āSeveral efforts have been made to secure his bail as of 10pm on Monday, 18th November, 2024 either on personal recognition or by a surety but none has yielded any result so far; his lawyers have been informed and they will take it up by tomorrow (Tuesday) morningā
āBy this release, we want our people and the general public to be duly informed about his whereabouts and to maintain calm and peace until this matter is resolved.ā
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