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Probe viral threat video against me, Osun Speaker tells IG

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  • Osun State House of Assembly Speaker Adewale Egbedun has asked the Inspector-General of Police to investigate an alleged threat to his life.
  • Egbedun recounted an incident where the Executive Chairman of Odo Otin Local Government was pursued by a convoy and later apprehended individuals with a firearm.
  • The Speaker rejected social media narratives he called "false and misleading" and called for a thorough investigation into the events.

Osun State House of Assembly Speaker Adewale Egbedun has requested the Inspector-General of Police to investigate an alleged threat against him, stemming from an incident involving the Executive Chairman of Odo Otin Local Government, Adewale Adeyinka. Egbedun detailed his personal account of the events, which he stated occurred after Adeyinka allegedly came under pursuit by a three-vehicle convoy.

He informed me that he was being pursued by a three-vehicle convoy.

— Adewale EgbedunThe Osun State House of Assembly Speaker recounts the distress call received from the Odo Otin Local Government Chairman.

According to Egbedun, Adeyinka contacted him in distress while returning from the Osun State House of Assembly. Egbedun instructed Adeyinka to seek refuge at the Okuku Divisional Police Station. Egbedun then proceeded to the station with his own convoy and security personnel. Upon arrival, he learned that two men had reportedly been apprehended by the public, and a firearm was allegedly recovered from them.

Concerned that the situation could degenerate into mob action, I immediately instructed my Chief Detail to take the two men away from the crowd and place them in official custody.

— Adewale EgbedunThe Speaker describes his actions upon arriving at the police station where two suspects were apprehended.

Concerned about potential mob action, Egbedun directed his Chief Detail to move the apprehended individuals to official custody. He subsequently ordered their transfer to Osogbo, where they were handed over to the Department of State Services along with the recovered firearm. Egbedun emphasized that the relevant agencies are now responsible for establishing the facts surrounding the incident.

The suspects have since been handed over to the appropriate security authorities. It is now the responsibility of the relevant agencies to establish the facts surrounding the incident.

— Adewale EgbedunThe Speaker states that the investigation into the incident is now in the hands of security agencies.

The Speaker called for a "thorough, impartial and professional investigation" to determine the identities of those apprehended, the circumstances of the firearm recovery, the ownership and purpose of the pursuing vehicles, and the events leading to the confrontation. Egbedun also strongly rejected what he described as "false and misleading" narratives circulating on social media, attributing them to "desperate political actors." He linked the incident to a "viral threat video" against him and his party members, urging the Inspector-General of Police to investigate this as well.

I will not be drawn into the false narratives and deliberate misinformation being circulated by desperate political actors seeking to distort what actually transpired.

— Adewale EgbedunThe Speaker rejects social media narratives surrounding the incident.
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