Army Captain Insists-- Fayose, Obanikoro, Omisore Used Military To Rig Ekiti Election
Following the viral audio leak, Captain Sagir Koli of the 32nd Artillery Brigade in Ekiti State has come out to authenticate his claims.
The audio purportedly has the voice of the then Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Ayo Fayose, in the June 21 governorship election and others meeting on how to allegedly rig the election, on Saturday.
In an interview by Sahara TV, Koli who is now on self-exile narrated how soldiers were allegedly deployed in Ekiti to manipulate the poll in favour of the ruling party.
The recording purportedly captured Fayose; Brig.-Gen. Aliyu Momoh, who was in charge of the election; Osun PDP governorship candidate, Senator IyiolaOmisore; Minister for Police Affairs, Jelili Adesinyan; and former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, in a meeting where they allegedly gave directives to the military to favour the PDP.
He stated that none of Fayose, Obanikoro and other Peoples
Democratic Party leaders could deny being at the meeting.
Fayose, Obanikoro and Omisore however, denied both the meeting and the voices in the audio clip.
The
Army captain, who has been on self exile after he released the audio
tape, said he was ready to testify against those at the meeting should
they file a suit in court.
He also said, “It came as a surprise to us. Three weeks to the election, Brig.-Gen. (Aliyu) Momoh was brought in. When he came, he asked us to work with him. When we entered Ekiti State, we started to see a different thing. The commander said this is his direction and we had to follow him.
“He
said he was working for the Presidency. He said it categorically.
‘Look, I’m working for the Presidency and anything I am doing, follow my
directions. That was what necessitated the compromise in the election.
“The
commander asked all the troops to work with Peoples Democratic Party
thugs to make sure that his given assignment was done.”
Koli
said he played an advisory role in the election as an intelligence
officer. He said there were tactical commanders on ground who covered
the 16 local government areas of the state.
“Each
local government area was assigned a major or a captain, with soldiers
to cover those areas adequately. Those tactical commanders were given
specific directives on what to do. The PDP and its teams had what they
called ‘contacts’; they were PDP supporters and thugs.
“What
the commanders were ordered to do was to work directly with those
contacts and make sure that whatever those contacts wanted, they should
do it. That was the directive. After giving the directive, we moved
round the 16 LGAs to ensure compliance by the tactical commanders,” he
said.
He added, “They (security operatives) were assembled at the Forward Operational Base adjacent the Ekiti State Government House. He (Fayose)
was given a task force. The task force was composed of military
components, the Police, Mobile Police Force and security operatives from
the DSS (Department of State Security). They were asked to go and work
with the PDP contacts in the 16 LGAs.
“Additionally,
a sticker was designed and a hand band. On election days, ordinarily
and constitutionally, we restrict movements from 06:00 to 18:00
hours. Those stickers were given to PDP supporters; that anybody or any
vehicle seen with that sticker should be allowed unlimited access on
the Election Day, and that was what was done
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