Ogun State the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Oludare Kadiri has been arrested and detained alleged assault.
Kadiri, who represents Ijebu-North at the state assembly, was said to have carried out the alleged assault on other members of the party during the membership revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
He reportedly led thugs to the residence of the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, to attack him and also invaded the residence of a former state legislator Adebiyi Odugbesan, in Oru-Ijebu, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.
He had accused the two chieftains of hoarding the registration materials for the ongoing APC registration and revalidation exercise in the state.
Following complaints by those he allegedly assaulted, Mr Kadiri was arrested on Friday and subsequently detained at the Criminal Investigation Department at the Police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
He was later released after interrogation.
The state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, alleged that Kadiri recently led thugs to the houses of some politicians over the ongoing APC membership registration in Oru-Ijebu, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the State.
“Some people in his area reported that he led thugs to the house of a former lawmaker where they attacked him and vandalised his house.
“They also said he vandalised the house of the SSG with the same thugs while a councillor in his local government said he forcefully seized the party’s registration materials and when the police went there to recover the materials, he assaulted them with thugs.
