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Nigerian Husband of South African Deputy Mayor Nabbed After Police Uncover 28 Alleged Illegal Migrants in His, Bloemfontein, Guest House
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A Nigerian national, Phil Odili, has been nabbed in Bloemfontein, South Africa, after police allegedly discovered about 28 undocumented foreign nationals hiding in his guesthouse during a raid.
Odili is the husband of the Deputy Executive Mayor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Lulama Titi Odili.
Confirming the arrest, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the operation had triggered a major police and immigration investigation.
According to her, officers found between 28 and 29 people who had allegedly been staying at the guesthouse for about seven days without leaving the premises.
“It’s a guesthouse where we had about 28 to 29 people that were arrested because they were hiding in this place.”
She added, “We’re told that it’s about seven days that they’ve been hiding in this place. There is someone who’s coming in bringing some foodstuffs for them.”
The raid comes amid heightened immigration enforcement in South Africa following protests against illegal immigration.
Letsoha-Mathae said Odili had been taken into custody but was yet to be formally charged.
“The husband is not yet being charged. He’ll be transported to the nearest police station. We’ll know later today what charges he’ll be facing.”
Authorities said preliminary findings suggest many of those arrested are undocumented migrants from countries including Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The investigation took another twist after police allegedly recovered a Nigerian passport alongside the d+ath certificate and South African identity document of a deceased South African woman.
“This person is having a Nigerian passport but is in possession of a d+ath certificate of a South African woman and an ID of a South African woman,” Letsoha-Mathae said.
She said investigators are also probing how a visa allegedly linked to the deceased woman was obtained after her d+ath. Police say investigations are ongoing, and no formal charges have yet been announced against Odili.
The Accord Party has defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polling unit of former Osun Deputy Governor and ex-APC National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, in the ongoing Osun State governorship election.
According to results uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV), Accord secured 131 votes at Polling Unit 003, Ife Ward 1 (Moore), St. Gabriel Primary School, in Ife East Local Government Area.
The APC polled 85 votes to finish second, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) recorded 10 votes. Other political parties obtained marginal votes at the polling unit.
The result adds to a series of early victories recorded by the Accord Party as INEC continues the uploading and collation of results across the state.
Earlier, Accord also won at the polling unit of former Osun Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in Okuku, Odo-Otin Local Government Area.
The result sheet uploaded on the IReV portal showed Accord polling 125 votes, ahead of the APC, which recorded 85 votes. The ADC secured five votes.
Meanwhile, INEC has continued to upload results from polling units across Osun State as the governorship election moves into the collation stage.
Voters across the state’s 30 local government areas cast their ballots on Saturday to elect a governor for the next four years.
The major contenders in the election include the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, and African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Najeem Salaam.
The Accord Party has won the governorship election at the polling unit of former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in Okuku, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state.
According to the result sheet uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) IReV portal, Accord polled 125 votes to emerge victorious at the polling unit.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 85 votes, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secured five votes.
The African Action Congress (AAC) scored two votes, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Young Progressive Party (YPP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) each recorded one vote.
Other parties, including the AA, ADP, APGA, APM, APP, BP, NNPP and PRP, recorded no votes.
The result sheet showed that 228 voters were accredited, with 220 valid votes cast and eight rejected ballots.
The election was conducted at Court Hall I, Okuku, in Odo-Otin Local Government Area.
The result comes against the backdrop of Oyinlola’s reported endorsement of the APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the election.
Oyinlola, who governed Osun State from 2003 to 2010, had publicly backed Oyebamiji despite the APC candidate running against incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.
The outcome at Oyinlola’s polling unit therefore puts the Accord Party ahead of the APC, with Adeleke’s party failing to secure the unit despite the incumbent governor’s participation in the election.
Voting was disrupted in Ejigbo, Osun State, after violence broke out at a polling unit during the ongoing Osun State Governorship election.
It was gathered that voters, residents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fled the polling unit as tension escalated around the area.
According to Channels TV, people were seen running in different directions while motorcycles and vehicles moved through the area as residents attempted to escape the unfolding situation.
The immediate cause of the violence was not clear, as the chaos temporarily halted the ongoing electoral process.
The incident comes as voters come out in their numbers to partake in governorship election amid tight security.
Osun Election: Accord Defeats APC in Omisore’s Polling Unit
Osun election: Oyinlola Loses Polling Unit to Accord Party
Osun election: INEC officials take to their heels as violence erupts in Ejigbo
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