Adeleke flees polling unit to evade arrest,misses voting

Security men suspected to be from the Department of State Security stormed Unit 9, Ward 2, located at Abogunde compound, in Ede North Local Government Area and picked up five persons for undisclosed reasons. Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who was waiting to cast his vote at the same unit, left the polling unit before the armed security men arrived when voting was yet to commence. Adeleke had arrived the polling unit for his accreditation in the morning on Saturday and after the exercise, waited to cast his vote. But information reached him that armed men had stormed his residence and were looking for him. Adeleke immediately left the polling unit to an unknown destination before the arrival of the security men. When the security men arrived the unit and could not find the Former governor, they picked up five persons they thought were his men. Adeleke earlier told journalists of his ordeal when security men in military uniforms attacked his home in the night. A party agent representing APC, Olaboye Adewale, at the unit told our correspondent that Adeleke heard that his property was being destroyed by the security men and had to leave. “I am aware that he left and refused to return to vote because there might be bloodshed if they attempt to arrest him in the presence of his people. “We do not know where he is and where they have taken those arrested as we speak,” he said.