(Picture of Bode Itapa)
A man identified as Olabode Owoeye, also known as Bode Itapa, who has been on the wanted list of the police for over two years, has been arrested. While responding to questions from reporters, Bode Itapa confessed to being a cult member but denied being involved in killing. He said he is not a political thug, but their child and his release would have been secured.
Going further, he claimed that he is a member of the People Democratic Party, but he does not work for the PDP to get authority. He said he has been with the police for 104 days. Bode Itapa pleaded with the government to pardon him, saying that he wouldn't repeat the same mistake again.
As reported by The Punch News, Bode Itapa said, “I have been with the police for 104 days. I am not a political thug. I am their child; they would have secured my release. I am a member of the People's Democratic Party, but I do not work for them to get into positions of authority. I want to plead with the government to have mercy on mercy; I won’t repeat mistakes I made in the past. I thank Osun State Police Command and the Anti-Kidnapping Squad. I thank them because they did their job well."
He continued, "This will serve as a big lesson for others who are members of cult groups or involved in thuggery. There is no one above the law. I regret being a member of a cult group. Whoever sees me in this state should take caution and change. If they fail to change, they will meet their waterloo one day."
The Osun State Police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said that Bode Itapa also confessed that he attacked an APC candidate in 2023. Opalola said, "He confessed that they attacked one Honourable Ayodeji Olaolu, the APC candidate during the election into the House of Representatives in 2023, at the party secretariat and shot him on his head and chest."