The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Ekiti State, Kayode Olaosebikan, has been arrested by the police for questioning over the beating up of a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) at a registration unit in Otun Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of the state.
According to reports, Olaosebikan who is also the Chairman of the NYSC board in the state was seen making his statement at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
It was gathered that Olaosebikan had beaten up a corps member, Thompson Enobong with NYSC number EK/13c/1859, and was one of the members assisting INEC in the just-concluded registration.
Vanguard reports:
Enobong was subsequently rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Ido Ekiti, where he is said to be receiving treatment.
Olaosebikan, however, denied beating up the corps member, saying he merely protected him.
Vanguard also gathered that a soldier, Private Clement John is being interrogated by the police for disrupting the exercise in Emure Ekiti.
The soldier, who claimed to be serving in an Army unit in Borno State, was reportedly over powered by others at the registration unit and handed over to the police. John has equally been transferred to Ado Ekiti for further investigation.
Also one Paul Ezekiel was arrested in Ikere Ward 2 for allegedly threatening officials of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, during the rush for registration.
Spokesman of the state police command, Mr. Victor Babayemi, who confirmed the two cases, said the soldier would be handed over to the Army formation in Ondo State to ascertain whether or not he is a soldier.
Meanwhile, the Director-General, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye Movement, PAAM, the political organisation of one of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial aspirants, Bisi Kolawole, has called on the relevant authorities to protect NYSC members.
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