The Department of State Services has taken into custody Mukaila Lamidi, also known as Auxiliary, the former chairman of the Oyo State Park Management System who had been declared wanted.
Sources indicate that the arrest occurred around 4:00 pm on Tuesday at his residence in the Olodo area of Ibadan, the state capital.
While the exact reasons for his arrest remain unclear, an anonymous source mentioned to The Punch that it might be related to an interview he gave on Saturday, May 4. In the interview, Auxiliary accused Seye Famojuro, a close associate of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, of being responsible for his troubles.
In the interview he granted to Media personnel, Ajibola Akinyefa, in the Yoruba Language, the former PMS chairman said:
“If he (Famojuro) is the governor or Seyi Makinde is, we will know. It is just a matter of time. Everybody will face the consequences of their actions. The people he chose to manage the park are cheating themselves.
“Seye will still go back to Ijesha because Ibadan is not his town. Only Governor Seyi Makinde and I will remain here because we won’t run away. And I see that the bird is not working, but God feeds it. Seye will reap the seeds of his actions,”
In May 2023, Auxiliary was arrested after being linked to an alleged attempt by his loyalists to cause trouble in the state following the dissolution of the PMS committee by Makinde.
The DSS is release information on the development.
