The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Ladi Adebutu has been invited by the police following his recent encounter with the Department of State Services (DSS).
According to reports, the invitation is linked to the alleged disturbances during the local government elections held on November 16, 2024, in which the All Progressives Congress (APC) won all seats.
The latest development is yet to be confirmed by the police but it was gathered that Adebutu is still being held at the Police Command headquarters, Ogun State capital.
Adebutu is accused of allegedly recruiting around 40 unauthorized police officers from Lagos and coordinating PDP thugs to disrupt the local government poll.
After being quizzed by the DSS on Tuesday, Adebutu called the allegations baseless after his release, adding that the arrest was an attempt to shut him up.
“It was about 7 am, Tuesday, 19th November 2024, I was released by the Department of State Services in Abeokuta following an invitation to answer to various spurious accusations all arising from the November 16 Local Government election in Ogun State.
“Very sadly, the allegations were so baseless that it became clear that their purpose was to silence me as a voice of the opposition. My contention that those elections were not free and fair is my fundamental right to free speech and free thought,” he said.