The lawmaker representing Osun East at the Senate, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, says he is not behind the arrest and continuous detention of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the senatorial district, Hon. Israel Famurewa.

Senator Fadahunsi is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

His opponent in the APC, Famurewa was arrested by the police over alleged unlawful possession of ammunition, fire arms, aiding, and abetting, among others.

Reacting in a statement issued by his media office on Friday, Fadahunsi warned the APC to stop linking him to the arrest of the party’s candidate.

The statement read: “There have been futile efforts in the last 24 hours to link the distinguished Senator representing the good people of Osun East Senatorial to District, Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, to the arrest of Mr. Ajibola Famurewa by the police.

“Famurewa, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Osun East, going by the immediate fact, was picked up after a notorious thug, Afolabi Fadahunsi popularly known as Carlos was arrested by police operatives.

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“It is a known fact that the said Carlos, the State Coordinator of the famed group of political thugs called ‘State Boys’ assembled by the administration of Rauf Aregbesola was working for APC and Famurewa.

“He has at many times attempted life of Fadahunsi on the instruction of APC and it’s candidates.

“At different times in the build up to the 2015 general elections, this same Carlos shot and maimed many PDP supporters in Ilesa and its environs.

“Reliable security sources said the man has been under security watch in the last 6 months without him knowing he was being monitored and when nemesis will catch up with him, he was caught in Osogbo with guns.

“Sources further told us that, Carlos while being interrogated mentioned Remi Omowaye and Famurewa as his main backers, supplying him guns to wreck havoc on the people, especially members and symphatisers of the PDP.

“So, we were not surprised that Famurewa was later picked up to face full wrath of the law over deadly assignments he and others in APC have engaged their killer squad leader. What we however found surprising was the attempt to link Fadahunsi to Carlos and Famurewa’s journey of no return to gallow, to the our distinguished Senator.

“It is on record that twice same day in Osogbo after 2015 Senatorial election, when Fadahunsi’s victory was snatched for Jide Omoworare of the APC, this same Carlos, on the instruction of his leaders in Ijesaland, shot at Fadahunsi right in front of INEC office in Osogbo and while passing through Gbongbon/Osogbo road in front of then PDP secretariat.

“People of Ijesaland and Osun state know that Fadahunsi and Carlos are never related or share same political ideology, even though they bear same surname. So, attempt to link light and darkness as some Famurewa’s paid agents are trying to do smack of intellectual laziness.

“Famurewa is a violent politician and we have enough evidence to back this. Video clips of him instructing fellow APC members to fight and kill anyone the oppose Oyetola’s picking the governorship ticket were enjoyed pleasurable viewing on the social media.

“We know for sure that he can’t stop God’s chosen candidate of the people, Fadahunsi ,from returning to the Red Chamber, even if he has not run foul of the law and because of that, we will not mind security agents leaving him off the hook till after his ordained defeat.

“But we are not apostle of lawlessness. He should be made to answer for his sins without dragging the name and reputation of excellence, service and dedication to people’s welfare built over the years by the retired Customs boss, Adebigba Fadahunsi.”

The Star