Unilorin Lecturer Arrested Over Kogi Road Project Allegations

Olorunsuwa Ola, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ilorin, was arrested at his home in Ilorin, Kwara State, on September 16 by a team of about eight police officers. The arrest was executed based on a petition from Jerry Omodara, the Kogi State Security Adviser, who had complained to the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State on September 11.

The petition accused Ola of making false allegations regarding the reconstruction of the Kabba-Olle-Iluke Road by the Kogi State Government and demanded that he produce documents to support his claims. During the arrest, Ola requested to see a warrant, but the officers informed him that it was at the police headquarters.

They initially indicated they would take him to the Ilorin headquarters to meet his lawyer but later redirected him to Kogi State instead.