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Probe monarch’s assassination allegations, Osun APC tells police

From The Punch · () English

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  • The Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the state police to investigate an alleged assassination attempt on the Ataoja of Osogbo.
  • The monarch, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, claimed he escaped an attack where unknown assailants shot into his palace.
  • The APC emphasized the need for a thorough investigation to maintain the state's image and to clarify the circumstances surrounding the alleged incident.

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally requested the state police command to launch an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt on the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. The party's spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, stated that the demand stems from the monarch's own account of the incident.

There is a need for the urgent and thorough investigation of the allegation of the assassination attempt on the monarch by unknown hoodlums as alleged by the royal father as it was a grievous one which does not portray the image of the state well outside the state.

— Kola OlabisiSpeaking on behalf of the Osun APC regarding the need for a police probe into the monarch's claims.

During an event for the adoption of Governor Ademola Adeleke's re-election bid, Oba Oyetunji reportedly stated that he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. He claimed that unknown assailants fired shots sporadically into his palace. The APC highlighted that such allegations, if true, do not reflect well on the state's image externally.

It should also be of interest to the right-thinking members of the public why the alleged assassination attempt on such a foremost Yoruba monarch should not have been incidented at the nearest police station and if it was reported to the police, why the police keep a sealed lip over the allegation of such magnitude?

— Kola OlabisiQuestioning the handling and reporting of the alleged assassination attempt.

The party also raised questions about the lack of immediate reporting to the police and the subsequent silence from authorities if the incident was indeed reported. The APC expressed interest in identifying any palace residents reportedly wounded during the alleged attack and the severity of their injuries. The party urged the public to provide any useful information to aid the police investigation, stressing the need for swift action to resolve the "knotty issues" surrounding the claim.

It would also be of interest to the discerning members of the public to know the identity of some of the residents of the Ataoja Palace who were reportedly wounded during the said attack and the degrees of their various injuries sustained.

— Kola OlabisiHighlighting the need for details regarding potential victims of the alleged attack.
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