Mr. Kenneth Udeze, National Chairman of Action Alliance Party (AA), on Saturday narrated his ordeal in the hands of policemen, who unlawfully arrested and took him to Osogbo, Osun State.
The forceful arrest by Osun State Police Command, which took place in Abuja in front of a Zenith Bank branch in Abuja, according to Udeze, did not get the clearance of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.
Addressing newsmen shortly after the party’s national convention in Abuja on Saturday, Udeze called on Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to swing into action and arrest those behind his illegal arrest and ordeal.
According to him, “I came out from Zenith Bank on Friday (August 30) morning to meet some policemen, who said they were arresting me for perjury. I sent my driver to inform my family.
I thought they were taking me to a police station in Abuja, but instead, they took a road leading to Zuba.
“When I started shouting, they descended on me and started beating me. They even used electric instrument on me and the next thing was that I found myself in a cell at Osogbo, Osun State.
“I went through trauma when I was abducted. I challenged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate this and bring whoever is involved to book. He should investigate and expose the circumstances that led to my abduction to Osogbo.”
Udeze also called on Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to caution his staff to stop interfering in the affairs of the party.
He stated: “I also called on the INEC chairman to investigate how staff used the commission’s letter headed papers to write a letter to the party’s think tank members. INEC should stop causing confusion in Action Alliance, or else, we will expose the rot in INEC.”
Stressing that he would continue to discharge his duty without fear or favour, Udeze appreciated efforts of the FCT Police Command, his family, friends, associates and journalists, who stood by him when it mattered most.