The National Coordinator of the Odua Peoples
Congress, OPC, Gani Adams, has revealed that
his arrest by the Nigerian Police brought him
fame.

Mr Adams explained that his arrest and treatment
by the Nigerian police during the Olusegun
Obasanjo presidency brought him to the national
limelight.

“I thank the then Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Mike Okiro, for declaring me wanted and
subsequent arrest, because it turned out to be a
blessing for me,” the group leader told reporters.

He said this at his Lagos home and explained that he
was hiding from the police for long and had to turn
himself in.

The 45 year old OPC leader said that he felt the only
reason he was arrested was for fighting for the
interest of Yorubas which made the administration
uncomfortable.

He then compared his imprisonment with that of
Obafemi Awolowo, Wole Soyinka, and Nelson
Mandela.

Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in the South
West however said he has forgiven everyone who
contributed to his persecution, as well as those who
abandoned him when the road was rough.

“I faced persecution for no just cause. I was
detained in number of police stations, and prisons
across the country, just because I believe in the
rights of the people, and need to fight for the rights.

“But I must say this, I don’t have anything against all
those who contributed to the persecution. Your
worst enemy may become your best friends. How
many people am I going to fight. I have to give
thanks to God and Okiro who God used to turn my
story for better.”

Gani Adams was talking about his arrest in 2001,
after the police had declared him wanted for over a
year and half.

He was wanted for the alleged murder of Afolabi
Amao, a Divisional Police Officer of the Bariga police
station in Lagos and also accused of
orchestrating series of violent ethnic clashes in the
south-west.


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and what have you done with your new found fame?

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