Drivers’ Clash: Ekiti RTEAN Chairman Arrested By Unknown Security Agency

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Following clash of rival factions of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Ekiti State, indications emerged at the weekend that the embattled Chairman of the Ekiti State Chapter of the association, Mr. Rotimi Olanbiwonninu, (aka Mentilo), may have been arrested and flown to Abuja by security operatives.

Although no life was lost in the clash which involved use of dangerous weapons, the state police command had earlier warned the association to stop putting the community in apprehension, advising them to settle or be arrested.

Although, it was not known why he was arrested or the agency that arrested him, but a source confirmed to journalists that Olanbiwonninu might have been arrested by men of the State Security Services (SSS) or the police.

“I too have heard that he (Mentilo) and his wife have early today (yesterday) been arrested by men who were in mufti. I also learned that some people have gone to the Police Headquarters in Ado-Ekiti here where they (the police) denied any knowledge of his arrest.

“That may mean that the Force Headquarters or the State Security Service (SSS) effected the arrest. I can however not confirm that. It is strange why the arrest is coming now as you too can see that the situation has been brought under control,” a source said.

Contacted, Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Mr. Victor Olu-Babayemi, lso said he knew nothing about the arrest.

Babayemi, who spoke with journalists on phone clarified that the police in the state was not party to any arrest of the troubled Chairman.

“I am not aware of that at all. You are the one telling me now. The Police will do their findings. We may call back later,” he said.