Nigeria, March 7 -- There was controversy in Oyo State on Sunday after police allegedly detained three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) for arresting a notorious kidnapper in the state, Iskilu Wakili.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Wakili and three of his accomplices, who have been fingered in various kidnappings and killings in the past in Ibarapa and Oke Ogun axis of the state, was arrested after several attempts.

He also has a history of allegedly seizing hectares of farmlands in the community with threat to lives of owners.

The OPC, has, however, raised an alarm that three of its operatives were detained when they went to hand over Mr Wakili to the police.

"We took Wakili and the three others from Igangan to Igb...