By Azeez Ogunsiji
President
Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly have been urged to
thoroughly investigate the ongoing allegations against the renowned oil
marketer, Alhaji Abayomi Kamal Alaka over his alleged connection with
Baddo cult group in Ikorodu/Epe axis of Lagos State.
Rising
from its annual general meeting, the Ogbomoso Young Professionals Forum
on Monday in Ogbomoso described the criminal allegation leveled against
Alhaji Alaka by the Lagos Police Commissioner, Edgal Imohimi without a
proper legal procedure has palatable and uncalled for.
Speaking
through its President, Comrade Demola Alao, the group accused the Lagos
CP for playing politics and conniving with some business rivals of
Alhaji Alaka to bring down the Ogbomoso-born oil merchant.
Comrade
Alao while addressing journalists argued that, the Lagos Police boss
should not have been quick to declared Alhaji Abayomi Alaka wanted
without inviting him for questioning and give him fair-hearing to clear
his name from the allegations.
The
group therefore, enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari and National
Assembly to wade into the matter by properly investigate the matter and
call on Lagos Police Commissioner to order before the issue degenerated
into another political crisis.
According
to the group, "It has been brought to our notice, the recent wanted
notice declared 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.
"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 management.
"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.
"Our
position at Ogbomoso Professionals Forum is not to be the judge, but
urging 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
group wondered why the Lagos Police boss persistently connected the
oil marketer to Baddo operation in the area, despite searching Alaka's
house without finding anything incriminating.
The
group said, "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.
"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 however, emphasized that, if Alhaji Alaka is found guilty of all
allegations, it would not hesitate to disown him and blacklist him from
the good book of the God chosen land, Ogbomoso town.
"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."
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