But soon after the statue was unveiled, a faction of Fasheun’s OPC gathered at its base in Ago-Okota by the Fasheun link bridge to purportedly remove its president, Prince Osibote, due to alleged high-handedness and corruption charges. Osibote’s removal was contained in a statement by the deputy president to the founder, Alhaji Wasiu Afolabi, at a press conference. “Osibote’s hardline stance against the introduction of Amotekun has drawn the ire of the majority of our members. We, therefore, state that we are not with Prince Osibote in his opposition to this novel idea. “Our leader was busy this weekend with activities commemorating the founder’s death with the inaugural public lecture delivered by former president Obasanjo.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2020 05:33 UTC