I’m not a kidnapper – Driver parade by police in Ekiti

Ogundairo Olusola, the taxi driver that Nigeria police paraded as one of the kidnappers in Ekiti, has raised the alarm, saying police never arrested him for kidnapping.

Recall that the Ekiti State Police Command had paraded some suspects for alleged impersonation and as well serving as an informant to kidnappers terrorising residents in the state.

Parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in Ado Ekiti, last Thursday, August 12 in which Ogundairo Olusola was among them.

But Mr Ogundairo claiming that he was never arrested for kidnapping.

The alleged kidnapper said he is a member of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and a driver as a professional.

Mr Ogundairo, a graduate of Accountancy said he helped his friend who is an engineer to carry some materials from the site he was supervising at Ajebandele area of Ado-Ekiti when the police arrested him.

Mr Ogundairo who wrote on his Facebook account said:

“I have read with total dismay on different WhatsApp and Facebook platforms that I was arrested and paraded for kidnapping.

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“To set the record straight, I was never arrested for kidnapping. I am a commercial driver and a registered member of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN).

“As a driver, a friend of mine who I have known for over ten years contacted me to help move some materials from the site he was supervising at Ajebandele area of Ado-Ekiti and I obliged him after negotiating my fees.

“I have no idea whether he has the approval of the owner of the property or not and I didn’t bother to probe because I know he works at the site and the fact that he has worked in several sites that I know of.

“We were arrested and paraded because it turned out the owner was not aware of our presence at the site that day even though he (my friend) was the one handling the roofing of the said property. He has since reconciled and resolved his difference with the owner of the property.

“My vehicle and I have been released and I am back on the street with my legimate hustle that I’m well known for.

“I am a graduate of accountancy, a politician with a legitimate means of livelihood and a responsible father with children. Most importantly I have a name and future to protect with all my strength.

“Indeed I have learnt my lessons with respect to carrying out due diligence on my potential clients.

“I sincerely appreciate my family, friends my political associate and everyone that reached out to me during my travails.

“Thank you and God bless”.

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