Kogi PDP Politician Among Paraded Armed Robbers

One of the suspects paraded by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police on Monday in Lagos, Mr. Ayodeji Olumudi, has been identified as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State.

Olumudi, who wore a red T-shirt during the parade, contested for a seat into the House of Representatives on the platform of the PDP during the 2011 General Elections.

Report on Tuesday had it  that the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba, an Assistant Commission (ACP) at FSARS, Adeniji-Adele Street, Lagos, paraded a chief of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Itunnu Odeyemi, and eight others, saying they were notorious for snatching exotic cars. Over 17 cars were recovered from the gang.

Odeyemi confessed to have provided his political thug, Omoniyi Ajewole, with a gun, which was recovered by the police. This led to the arrest of the Ekiti APC member.

One of the other eight has turned out to be a PDP chief in Kogi State. As seen in Olumudi’s 2011 PDP campaign poster  .

Reacting yesterday to the new twist to the story, Mba said: “The idea of anybody trying to read political colouration into it is rather unfortunate. We were concerned about the robbery, and if the suspect had not opened up that he was a political thug, perhaps that would not have come up. Ajewole said it so openly that it would have been difficult for anybody to contest the fact. But if anyone has any additional information from anywhere, that is alright. So people should not drag us into politics. The other person, even if he was a politician, the interrogation probably never took us to that direction. In investigation, it is not possible for you to know everything about a suspect.”