The Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has denied a police report claiming one of its personnel, Kayode Adeyemi, was behind attempts by a three-man gang to kidnap business mogul, Femi Otedola, accusing the police of “sabotage, blackmail and jealousy.”

The NSCDC accused the Oyo State Police Command, who effected the arrest of Mr Adeyemi, of not conducting a thorough background check on the suspect’s claims with the NSCDC, despite the closeness in location between the offices of both organizations.  The NSCDC, since its establishment over a decade ago, had had a frosty relationship with the police, a development which sometimes leads to violent altercations.

In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, NSCDC Command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun said “Oyo State of the Command of the Corps, hereby, states categorically that the acclaimed Inspector of the Corps, Kayode Adeyemi, was not a personnel of the Corps, as the Corps has gone through the list of personnel serving with the command and his name was neither in the nominal roll nor the payroll.

“He was not at any time a personal assistant to the state commandant. It has to be put on record that Oyo State Police Command that effected the arrest of the suspects never contacted the NSCDC command to verify the authenticity of the claim by the suspect, Kayode Adeyemi, on whether he is a personnel or not, in spite of the closeness of the two command offices.

“Furthermore, the view of the suspect concerning how they get information to attack their victim is entirely his and the NSCDC should not be associated with such a nefarious activity, as the Corps cannot allow its name to be dragged in the mud.’’