The 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have raised the alarm on an alleged fresh plot to kidnap them.
The lawmakers claimed that the new security measure ordered by Governor Ayo Fayose to stem the tide of kidnapping in the state was targeted at them to stall his impeachment from office.
The lawmakers, in a statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Speaker, Wole Olujobi, described the “stop and search” operation as “an orchestrated plot” to crack down on them for their avowed resolve to stop the desecration of the constitution and the rule of law.
According to them, their official cars have tinted glasses and the order to fish out owners of cars with tinted glasses has the ulterior motive to decimate their ranks.
They claimed that the plot was leaked to them by those they described as “the good people in government”.
The APC lawmakers claimed that cars being targeted for stop and search operation “would be mainly dark grey Toyota Camrys”, which is the brand and colour of their official cars.
They said: “We have a report that the governor is exploiting kidnap cases in the state to break the nationwide ban on roadblock ordered by the Inspector General of Police to raise some “security men” working in the Government House to take us out of circulation.
“They have been told to specifically be on the look-out for dark grey Toyota Camrys, which are our official cars, to identify us for kidnap to stall his impeachment.
“Part of the instruction is that all vehicles with tinted glasses must be stopped for identification.
“All our cars are tinted and so that will create the excuse to stop our cars.
“This is the latest ploy after other plots had failed. We are also aware that the governor will address a briefing where he will allege that some of the lawmakers, who he believes constitute a threat to him, are responsible for kidnappings in the state.
“He is already selling a dummy that the Speaker, Dr Adewale Omirin and Senator Babafemi Ojudu are sponsors of kidnapping in the state.
“The plan is to declare them wanted.”
The lawmakers urged the state leaders to call the governor to order.
They urged the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to put his men on the alert to stop the activities of criminal gangs bent of frustrating his ‘no roadblock’ order.