The Nigeria Police has released a top All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Edo state, Tony Edun, popular as Tony Kabaka.
Kabaka was released from police custody hours before the Edo governorship election after lawyers of the party intervened in his arrest.
Recall that the police had earlier arrested Kabaka following allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he was planning to disrupt the election.
Kabaka had been at loggerheads with Governor Godwin Obaseki since the governor defected to the PDP.
In February 2015, the Edo state government demolished a hotel owned by Kabaka, saying it was built on government land.
There are also those who believe that Kabaka’s release was facilitated by Adams Oshiomhole.
”Our leader, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole had gotten some lawyers to release Kabaka. The PDP wants him out of circulation for the election but their plan did not work.
”Ideally, he should not have been kept more than 24 hours after his arrest,” an anonymous source was quoted as saying.
“Kabaka was arrested alongside nine of his aides only one of them was released alongside him, eight others are still in police custody, and we are fighting to get them out,” another APC source said.
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