Ogbomoso professional group has urged the Nigerian police and federal government to allow the will of justice to prevail by allowing Alhaji Abayomi Alaka to be fully investigated in a public court and give him fair hearing before declaring him wanted without a legal procedure.
The socio-cultural organization in a press statement frowned at the declaration by the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi on Alhaji Abayomi Alaka for allegedly sponsoring the dreaded Baddo cult group in Ikorodu and Epe axis of Lagos State.
The group in a press statement signed by Demola Alao said ‘Nothing could be farther from the truth. Alhaji Abayomi Alaka Kamal is a respected son of Ogbomoso and a renowned petroleum marketer and owner of Alaka Petroleum who also has huge investment in estate’
‘Alhaji Alaka, who is an employer of labour and profound ambassador of Ogbomoso town, someone who has taken many jobless Nigerian youths off the street with gainful employment cannot be associated with evil act especially with his reputation as a known Muslim cleric and oil marketer.’
‘It was discovered that, some months ago when the business mogul was arrested by the Lagos Police command, after a thorough search was done in his house, nothing incriminating was found, which resulted for his bail from the police custody. We were also shocked in awe that, a spiritual shrine was also connected with the oil marketer, a claim Alhaji Alaka has denied ownership’
‘ In the wake of this unprecedented event, as professional indigenes of Ogbomoso, we viewed the action of the Lagos Police Commissioner, CP Edgal Imohimi as being politically motivated by some business competitors of Alhaji Alaka to get rid of him from the oil business. ‘
‘It is against this background, we hereby call on President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the National Assembly to wade into this matter and call on the Lagos Police Commissioner to order before this issue degenerated into another political crisis.’
‘As professionals, we have firm believe in President Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade and zero tolerance to crimes and criminality, hence; urging the President to use his goodwill and office to constitute a panel of unblemished character to properly investigate the matter from the bottom to allow justice to prevail.’
‘We strongly believe in rule of law and preach against any form of criminality in its entirety, thus, calling on the Lagos CP to toe the line of Justice and withdraw the wanted threat against Alhaji Abayomi Alaka Kamal and give him a level playing ground to clear his name in the court of law.’
The group maintained that ‘ If Alhaji Alaka is found guilty of all the allegations against him, we will not hesitate to graciously disown him and blacklist him from the good book of the God chosen land, Ogbomoso town’
While imploring the media to be objective and balance in their reportage, and give fair hearing to the accused and stop playing to the gallery, the group also appealed to Human Rights Organizations, Civil Liberties, to stop Lagos CP, Edgal Imohimi from playing politics with the live of an innocent man until decides otherwise by a law court.’
