Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Osun State was arrested on Monday, May 6, and arraigned in court on Tuesday.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the police, in Abuja, charged Sen. Adeleke with certificate forgery.
Hewas ultimately granted bail in the sum of N2 million and a surety in like sum and the case was adjourned to June 24.
Men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) arrested Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate for Osun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to his campaign organisation and his party.
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The organisation said the senator had honoured an invitation at the force headquarters in Abuja, but was detained.
The organisation said: “We alert the public, diplomatic and democracy community worldwide that the Nigerian police has arrested and detained Senator Ademola Adeleke on old trumped up charges of certificate and testimonial forgery.
“This is after the school principal and school authority have through affidavits denied any forgery and owned up to the school testimonial issued to Senator Adeleke,” it added.
