We don’t need your assistance-Police warn OPC

Police said in Lagos that they would not need the assistance of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, to secure the release of the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Kehinde Bamigbetan.
The state Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Ozoani Damasus, said this while addressing journalists yesterday.
Reacting to the statement credited to OPC members that they would work with the police to ensure Bamigbetan’s release, Ozoani said OPC was an outlawed group and could not work with a constituted authority.
He said: “OPC is a banned organisation and it remained banned. So, we are not aware of them working with us to secure Bamigbetan’s release. We are yet to make any arrest for now but we are on top of the situation. We have our strategy and we cannot disclose it in public.
“Let me assure you that police are on top of the situation and efforts are on to ensure his immediate release. There will be proper briefing after his release.”
However, prayer session continued to hold at the No 21, Ono Iwa Mimo Street, Ori-Oke, Egbe, resident of the abducted chairman.
Though journalists were prevented from entering the house, a team of prayer warriors was sighted living the building after praying for about an hour for Bamigbetan’s release.
Also at the premise yesterday were the wife of the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyimi Ikuforiji and the immediate past chairman of Ejigbo LCDA.
Sources in the family said they were becoming more jittery and apprehensive.
One of them said: “The more the delay, the more apprehensive the wife and children become. People have been coming; prayers have been offered but what is important is that he is found. I cannot say whether the kidnappers are still contacting the family but even if, it will be dangerous disclosing that in the public.
“Nobody will tell you that the extent of which the negotiation with the kidnappers or what the security people are doing so as not to jeopardise his safety and release.”