A prominent Ogun State All Progressives Congress, (APC), chieftain, Chief Olabode Mustapha has alleged threats to his life by unknown persons for allegedly supporting the party’s Governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun
Chief Mustapha the Bobagunwa of Egbaland in a petition to the State Commissioner of Police said the threats to his life started after his statement in Iperu about liberating Ogun State.
In the petition dated Friday, October 19th 2018, titled “Threats to my life by unknown persons through phone calls and visits to my House and Office” Chief Mustapha urged the police to urgently unearth the persons behind the threats to prevent his being killed adding that the killing of late Dipo Dina was still fresh in peoples’ memories.
In the petition obtained by New Dawn, he said “I hereby want to formally inform your good office of incessant phone calls from unknown persons who have been threatening my life and as well engaged in verbal assaults on my person in the last five days following ‘short remarks’ I made at a solidarity party held by party faithful and supporters in honor of the Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC), flag bearer, Prince (Dr) Dapo Abiodun at his Iperu-Remo country home, in Ikenne Local Government Area of the State.
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“As a law abiding citizen of Nigeria and a staunch member of the APC in Ogun State, I am entitled to express my freedom of association and expression as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.
“Trouble started shortly on Sunday, 14th October 2018 after I made the short remarks where I expressed my support for Prince Abiodun -MFR ,and representatives of invited media organizations [electronics and print] that were in attendance carried the report in their publications the following day on Monday, 15th October 2018. It is evident in my speech in Iperu that I am one of the main backers/supporters of Prince Dapo Abiodun who the APC National Working Committee has confirmed as party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State
“I have come under scathing attacks by unknown persons who have been doing the bid of their paymasters and have resorted to threatening my life hurling verbal abuses at my humble self
“I am therefore calling on your good office to quickly wade into the matter, unearth the persons behind the ‘threat to my life’, their sponsors and as well, and above all, help me in providing security cover for my life. The late Dipo Dina episode is still fresh in our memories” he declared.
