A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Odeyemi Itunu has confessed to empowering a notorious robbery gang by arming one of its members who he confessed was a political thug.
Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives, from Adeniji-Adele, Lagos, arrested six suspected members of a notorious robbery gang that led a trail of evidence to the APC chieftain.
The operatives recovered 17 stolen vehicles and three single barrel pistols and an array of bullets from the suspects.
Itunu claimed to be an aide to the outgoing Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and said he had given a gun to one of the suspects for his protection.
He said, “I have never participated in any robbery operation in my entire life. Ajewole is my political thug. He escorts me with the gun. All of us as chieftains were given slots in the state and as chieftains, we were supposed to work for the state government during the 2014 governorship elections.
“Every political party including ours, the APC, has factions. That was why I gave him the gun so that he could always protect me wherever I went. I also told him to be with me particularly as the Ekiti election approached.
“But before the elections, the Police stormed my house and arrested me. I found the gun on the ground during the 2007 elections violence in the state and had kept it for use. I am not an armed robber. I only gave Ajewole the gun to use for my protection. I cannot tell you more than that.”