The Osun State Police Command mentioned additional investigations into what transpired between the Officer-in-Cost of its Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Moses Lohor, and the Chairman, Park Administration System within the state, Mr. Iyanda Alowonle, which led to him being shot, can be dealt with by the Drive Headquarters in Abuja.
PUNCH Metro had gathered that members of the park withdrew their companies throughout the state, on Wednesday, to protest the alleged taking pictures of its chairman, Alowonle, leaving many commuters stranded.
The Secretary of the OSPMS, Mukaila Popoola, had on Tuesday, alleged that Alowonle was shot within the custody of the police after he was arrested following a criticism towards him.
However the performing Police Public Relations Officer, Osun Command, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, mentioned Alowonle was maimed whereas trying to flee arrest after he was allegedly caught with firearms by the police.
Talking to PUNCH Metro, on Wednesday, Giwa-Alade mentioned, “The matter has been transferred to Abuja for additional investigation. The officer concerned will likely be investigated, and the state authorities’s declare may even be probed.”
In the meantime, the Secretary of the OSTMS, Popoola, who confirmed to our correspondent that the group withdrew industrial autos throughout the state in protest of the taking pictures of its chairman, mentioned Alowonle was responding to therapy on the hospital.
Popoola additional mentioned, “Assist us inform the Osun those who we withdrew our autos to protest the taking pictures of our chairman by the police whereas he was of their custody. Now we have advised our individuals to stay law-abiding and keep away from partaking in illegal acts.
“Our chairman is out of hazard. He’s responding to therapy. We hope he’ll get better quickly.”
In a associated improvement, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has referred to as for peace to permit the authorities to research and ship justice on the taking pictures of Alowonle.
An announcement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, mentioned Adeleke notably pleaded with transport employees statewide to not take the legislation into their arms and permit state and federal authorities to deal with the difficulty.
Rasheed additionally mentioned Adeleke had spoken to the Inspector Basic of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and that quick actions had been directed by the police authorities to carry to e book those that shot the State Park Administration System chairman.
“I name on Osun transport employees to take care of peace and to not take the legislation into their very own arms. I’ve acted on this unhappy incident. I spoke with the police chief and had a closed-door assembly with the Commissioner of Police. Justice will likely be served.
“We won’t enable brokers of violence to destroy the peace and stability of our expensive state. Don’t be provoked to violence. Go about your regular duties whereas we deal with this severe risk to the peace of our state”, the governor was quoted as saying,” the assertion quoted the governor as saying.
A civil society group, Involved Osun Civil Society Teams, has referred to as on the Inspector-Basic of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to make sure a radical investigation of the actions of the anti-kidnapping unit and its officer-in-charge, Lohor, over alleged human proper abuses.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the group, Stephen Olanrewaju, mentioned the taking pictures of Alowonle had made it needed for the IG to launch a probe.
Olanrewaju mentioned earlier than Alowonle’s taking pictures, there had been widespread allegations of high-handedness, indiscriminate arrests, extortion, and unannounced killings perpetrated allegedly by the anti-kidnapping unit of the Osun State Police Command.
He additional mentioned, “We demand the pressing intervention of the Inspector-Basic of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, within the thorough investigation of the matter and dispensation of justice to erring officers, particularly OC of the anti-kidnapping unit, SP Moses Lohor, whose management has been full of circumstances of assaults of harmless residents.”
In the meantime, the Osun State Chairman of the Nationwide Union of Highway Transport Staff, Mr. Kazeem Oyewale, has counseled the police for the arrest of Alowonle.
Oyewale, in an announcement, additionally implored the police and different safety operatives to fish out the killers of the NURTW’s members in November 2022 by yet-to-identified criminals.
“We additionally wish to use this medium to attraction to the police to fish out killers of the seven members of our union in November 2022 instantly after the inauguration of Ademola Adeleke as Osun State Governor… The killers of those harmless lives should face the complete wrath of the legislation with out additional delay,” Oyewale mentioned.8.