The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has alleged that four of the inmates who escaped from
the Federal Prisons, Ado-Ekiti, during Sunday’s jail break have taken residence in the Government House.
The party alleged yesterday that four of the escapees, including a “notorious criminal and serial rapist”, are
being lodged in chalets behind the Presidential Lodge in the Government House, Ado-Ekiti.
But Governor Ayodele Fayose denied harbouring the inmates in the Government House. He accused the APC
of “fabricating lies”.
The APC in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, accused Fayose of complicity in the
incident, following conflicting statements between him and his aide, Lere Olayinka.
The party said while the governor blamed prison officials for complicity, Olayinka accused APC of
masterminding the jailbreak to free Niyi Adedipe, who was in jail for alleged complicity in the murder of
drivers’ union boss, Omolafe Aderiye.
The APC said the alleged sighting of four of the escaped inmates in the Government House confirmed the
suspicion that the Sunday incident was an “orchestrated plan to free criminals friendly with the government”.
The APC urged security agencies to comb the Presidential Lodge in the Government House “to re-arrest the
escapees quartered there”.
The party said: “If the jail break was an attempt by APC to free Adedipe, why did Adedipe report himself to
the police and subsequently surrendered himself to the prisons authorities without being declared wanted?
“If the jail break was to kill Niyi Adedipe as alleged by Lere Olayinka why was he not killed?
“Today, Ekiti people have information that four of the escapees, including a notorious criminal and serial
rapist who attacked Fayose’s opponents during his first stint, are being lodged in the chalets behind the
Presidential Lodge in the Government House.
“We have raised issues on the reasons why Fayose demanded the police authorities in Abuja to post back to
Ekiti State some of the police officers who worked with him during his first stint.
“We are calling the attention of Nigerians and lovers of peace and security around the world that merchants
of death are back in Ekiti State to terrorise the people of Ekiti State.”
But Fayose said: “Their allegation that some of the inmates are in the Government House is so funny to us,
rather, some of the escapees are in the APC custody.
“The APC know where the criminals are, it wants to divert attention.” thenationonlineng.net/new/four-inmates-govt-house-says-ekiti-apc/