Osun killings: Adeleke accuses police of partisanship, demands redeployment of CP

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has strongly condemned the escalating political violence in the state, demanding immediate action against suspected thugs and accusing the police of negligence and partisanship. The governor made these remarks while receiving a delegation of senior police officials, including Deputy Inspector-General Adegoke Fayoade, at the Government House in Osogbo.

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You are in this state at a time negligence and partisanship of some of your officers have worsened political violence in the state.

Adeleke expressed deep concern over the recent spate of political killings, citing the unresolved murders of Eluyera in Ikire, Ezekiel in Ilobu, and Aderogba in Esa Oke. He lamented that despite the perpetrators being identifiable, the police command has failed to make any arrests, allowing political thugs to operate with impunity, destroy property, and attack innocent residents.

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You visit us at a time some policemen are openly known to be collaborating with political thugs to unleash violence on our people. Your official entrance comes at a time when we have recorded three unresolved political murders in the last few weeks, namely Eluyera at Ikire, Ezekiel at Ilobu and Aderogba at Esa Oke. There has been no single arrest.

The governor specifically criticized the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, for demonstrating a "lack of willingness and capacity to act fairly and without partisan bias." Adeleke insisted that Gotan should be redeployed to ensure impartial policing ahead of upcoming elections, stating that Osun people desire a peaceful environment to cast their votes.

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Only in Osun state do we have police operatives eager to arrest Accord members on the most minor of grounds but has yet to arrest a single suspect in a series of murders and gun attacks.

Responding to the governor's concerns, Deputy Inspector-General Fayoade assured that the Inspector-General of Police had instructed the Osun CP and his men to prevent brigandage and violence. He stated that the AIG and CP were directed to take charge and ensure an end to the violence, promising that any act of murder or brigandage would not be tolerated.

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Your state police commissioner has failed us