The Chairman of the ruling Accord Party in Osun State, Pastor Victor Akande, has called on the Osun State Commissioner of Police to immediately order the release of Owoeye Muyiwa, who has reportedly been detained at the State CID for the past three days.
The party alleged that Mr. Muyiwa’s ordeal is directly connected to political victimization by the APC, stemming from his refusal to defect to the party despite intense pressure and invitations from Senator Fadahunsi.
Muyiwa, an Accord Party member and supporter of Governor Ademola Adeleke, was allegedly arrested following the mounting of Governor Adeleke’s billboard within his family compound.
Akande described the continued detention as a targeted act of political intimidation and harassment by opponents against members and supporters of the Accord Party across Ijesaland.
He called the attention of the Inspector General of Police, the Owa Palace, and democratic institutions and observers within and outside Nigeria to what he described as growing violations of the rights and privileges of the people of Ijesaland.
He said, “We respectfully call on the Commissioner of Police to ensure the immediate release of Mr. Owoeye Muyiwa without further delay. No citizen should be subjected to unlawful detention or political intimidation for expressing support for a political leader or exercising his lawful rights.”
“Our people should not be pushed to the wall through acts of intimidation and harassment. Democracy must be protected, and the rights of citizens must be respected at all times,” the statement read.