A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Segun Ajibare, has been arrested and whisked away from Osun State to Ilorin, Kwara State, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over his criticism of the Kwara State government and a controversial bridge rehabilitation project linked to former Commissioner for Works, Abdulquawiy Olododo.
Sources familiar with the incident told SaharaReporters that Ajibare was picked up on Wednesday in Osogbo, Osun State, where he is currently serving under the NYSC scheme.
According to the sources, the arrest followed Ajibare’s persistent social media commentaries and podcasts demanding accountability over the collapse of the Moro Bridge in Kwara State despite claims that the bridge had been rehabilitated in 2024 under the supervision of Olododo.
One of the podcasts posted by Ajibare on May 4, 2026, was titled: “Moro Bridge collapse: Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s 2024 rehab under Abdulquawiy Olododo now questioned—₦27m vs ₦1.2bn, Kwarans demand full transparency.”
The podcast reportedly questioned the cost, quality and transparency surrounding the rehabilitation project, while also drawing public attention to alleged discrepancies in the amount said to have been spent on the bridge.
A source who spoke to SaharaReporters said Ajibare managed to send an emergency message shortly after he was apprehended before his phone became unreachable.
“He has just been arrested by a team of DSS and NSCDC and has been transported to Ilorin,” the source said.
“He’s an activist. He comments on governance, politics and public accountability. The last time I heard from him before he lost access to his phone, he said they were already close to Ilorin.
“They picked him up in Osogbo where he is serving. So from Osogbo they started moving him to Ilorin.”
The source added that Ajibare informed associates that the operatives claimed they were acting on the orders of Olododo, who previously served as Kwara State Commissioner for Works and is currently a House of Representatives aspirant.
“I think this is connected to the podcasts he has been doing about the quality of borehole and road projects in rural local governments. The recent one was about Moro Local Government and the bridge collapse,” the source said.
According to the source, one of the officers involved in the operation privately disclosed to Ajibare that Olododo was allegedly behind the arrest order.
“In fact, one of the officers confidentially told him that the former commissioner was the person behind the operation, but they asked him not to disclose it,” the source said.
“They also told him that they followed all procedures before arresting him. They said they went to NYSC to obtain permission and also informed the Civil Defence command in Osogbo before carrying out the arrest.”
The source further alleged that the operation was jointly coordinated by DSS operatives and NSCDC personnel.
“It was DSS that arrested him. They said a team of DSS and Civil Defence trailed him. DSS was involved in tracking him and then handed him over to Civil Defence officers. It was a joint operation,” the source added.
SaharaReporters gathered that Ajibare has in recent months used his social media platforms and podcasts to criticise poor execution of government projects in parts of Kwara State, including roads and borehole projects in rural communities.
Attempts by SaharaReporters to get a response from Olododo were unsuccessful as he neither answered telephone calls nor replied to messages sent to him as of the time of filing this report.
Efforts to obtain comments from the Kwara State NSCDC spokesperson, Ayoola Michael Shola, were unsuccessful.
When contacted, the spokesperson told our correspondent that he was in a noisy environment and requested more time to respond. However, no further response had been received as of the time of filing this report.