Tope Aluko narrowly escaped arrest by officials of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) who stormed Channels Television office Sunday night, SIGNAL can report.

Mr. Aluko, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State on Sunday night appeared on Politics Today, a live TV programme on Channels Television where he gave a breakdown of how the Ekiti State governorship election was rigged in favour of the PDP governorship candidate, now Governor, Ayodele Fayose.

Explaining a process he alleged was used in rigging the election, he said: “Before the Primaries, we had this believe that because Jonathan was coming out for second term and because we are going to be the first election in the south-west, at a meeting, we told him (former President Goodluck Jonathan) that north-east, north-west and north-central may not be too sure for him because the Hausas are clamouring for presidency and that you now have south-east and south-south, you must manage the south-west”.

“It was on the basis of that that we told him that he must manage south-west.

“Because of his interest, even before winning the primaries, we did so many security reports to tell Mr President then that he must make sure that we manage south-west zone and it was because of that that he gave us the head of security agencies,” Aluko said.

He further told Channels Television that the Minister for State for Defence and Minister of Police Affairs were made to give attention to the election because “we know that APC was everywhere in the southwest and we must naturally capture part of southwest if we want to balance what our brothers in the north were likely to bring on”.

Mr Aluko had testified at a lower Tribunal held to look into the election held last year, but he denied saying at the lower Tribunal that the election was not rigged.

He said that there was an agreement to take out some members of the All Progressive Congress to ensure that they do not give adequate support to their members. The incumbent Governor was an APC member.

“There was a strike team, a mixture of the DSS, military, the mobile police… that is about all.

“We had a meeting at Aso Rock on security and funds. We were given security and funds.

He listed the persons at the meeting to include the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces the former PDP chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, Governor Fayose and himself (Aluko).

“At the meeting President Jonathan agreed that if he needed Ekiti, he would support us to ensure that we delivered.

“At the second meeting we had Obanikoro, Jelili, Omisore… It was a combination of Osun and Ekiti people and they were discussing how we were going to move to take the south-west.

“Before the primaries, His Excellency, Ayodele Fayose, said that we can only win using the military.

“Then we came up with a plan about May,” he alleged.

When asked if his revelations were not a betrayal to Governor Fayose, who was his ally, he said there were not a betrayal, insisting that Governor Fayose betrayed him first after they swore by the bible on some agreements reached.

“We swore on the arrangement that we had before we embarked on the political venture.

“Him (Fayose) becoming the Governor, myself becoming Chief of Staff and Honourable Femi Bamisile becoming the Deputy Governor,” he explained, dismissing claims that he was coming out with the truth because he could not get what was agreed.

“For the military to indict its members because of the election of a state you will know that what I am saying is not a lie.”

He referred to a leaked audio mentioned by a military official that was at a meeting he attended, which was subsequently leaked on the internet, saying it was genuine and not doctored.

Mr Aluko also said that some monies in hard currency were giving as the funding for the Ekiti governorship election.

“That was the money given to the strike team. It was One million per Hilux van per day and they worked for three days,” he said, giving the sum as 132 million Naira.

In the course of the TV programme, operatives of the DSS stormed the Channels TV studio. Initially, it was not clear why they came. A source who witnessed their arrival disclosed the incident to SIGNAL Sunday night.

Further investigations on Monday revealed that the DSS operatives had arrived the Channels TV headquarters to effect the arrest of Mr. Aluko over the damning allegations he made in the course of the programme.

According to a Channels TV staff who did not want to be named, “They came to arrest Aluko but we told them he had left the building. So they drove into the night possibly to track him down. After they had left, we had to secretly smuggle him out of the building in disguise”, the source disclosed to this newspaper.

Aluko’s revelations on Sunday make him a material witness in investigations surrounding allegations that the Ekiti governorship election was rigged despite commendation from the US State Department that the process was fair.

Meanwhile, countering Mr Aluko’s claims, spokesperson to the Governor of Ekiti State, Lere Olayinka, said he was not surprised that Mr Aluko would make such claims, insisting that he (Aluko) was of an unstable character.

He further claimed that Mr Aluko had been involved in different crimes, ranging from admission racketeering, issuance of certificates to students while he was a lecturer.

Source:: http://www.signalng.com/ekitigate-channels-tv-staff-help-tope-aluko-escape-dss-arrest/

is that a legal source?

if this is true, efcc is coming for channels tv! smoke keep blowing

Arrest that man pls

Aluko, Liar from pit of hell.

I pity for your Wives and Children which you disgraced yesterday

You better be mindful of what you post... May I need to inform you that DSS monitors Nairaland.
You go see as Channels TV go disown you and your source..

Hmm.

This man has alot to answer for. Was he not the one who swore that the election is free and fair? Now he is making a U-turn because Fayose refused to make him chief of staff. and probably, someone gave him a better offer. Men of unstable character everywhere.

Hmm! This is getting funny.

I thought the news was suppose to be about his escape from Channels TV n not a retell of what others reported ? Well, I guess it obvious you have a long way to go in news reporting.

Make una see as Channels and Dss dey play bojuboju with serious national issue. Everybody for 9ja na comedian.Hmmm,DSS i smell somtin !!!!!! Everybody dey hide hin head abi? God pass al of una

rayblast:
Make una see as Channels and Dss dey play bojuboju with serious national issue. Everybody for 9ja na comedian.Hmmm,DSS i smell somtin !!!!!! Everybody dey hide hin head abi? God pass al of una

Oga don't be quick to react unnecessarily... I don't believe this news at all... Channels is more professional than that

But where is lalasticlala sef

- the show wasn't live
- the premises of the media organisation is immune to harassment and intimidation from security agencies
- where did the DSS obtain warrant of arrest?
- they should've carried both of them i.e Media Aide & Aluko

The show wasn't live and Ifeanyi Uba called in?

Wake me up when actor kill boss

You are all under arrest,for comments that threatens the security of the state DSS UNDERCOVER NL

Haaaaaa

Why didn't they arrest him when he testified at the Military tribunal?

DSS forming FBI...

Lol

The Aluko man is a huge joke.

I watched the programme yesterday where the man was making a fool of himself.

Trust Lere Olayinka, Fayose's media adviser. He reduced the man to a sorry state.

One chance !!! Fayose's days are numbered and should start planning how to relocated and retire at his own town. However, this should serve as a lesson to others not to get involved in corrupt practices based on empty promises. I pity this country and her generation to come!!

Something stinks on this thread.

SignalNg, what's tha business?

Okay

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How much was d so called aluko paid by apc?y was he running n wat is he running from?wat a shame apc is d worst dat ever happened 2nigeria

This is the way it should be. The man should be arrested.
He is as guilty as the one he is accusing. I wonder why he's trying to avoid arrest.
Does he expect the accused will go down alone without him the accomplice?

Funny part is that the accused is currently covered by immunity.

Part 2

This man need to be arrested, prosecuted and jailed for lying against oath.

Abeymills:
How much was d so called aluko paid by apc?y was he running n wat is he running from?wat a shame apc is d worst dat ever happened 2nigeria

I am 99.9% sure that APC did not pay him a dime, he is just saying all that just because of his personal grievances. The question now remains , how true is all the allegation ?

DansukiGate is not Over, Now EkitiGate



Somebody should help us to close all these Gates please