Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has condemned the killing of a 14-year-old boy in Ilobu, Osun State.
Governor Adeleke also alleged that the incident occurred in the presence of police officers, describing it as evidence of growing police complicity in political violence across parts of the state.
In a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor also criticised the police for allegedly providing protection to sacked local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting that the rule of law and constitutional provisions must prevail in the state.
Adeleke expressed sympathy to the family of the deceased teenager and called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of individuals allegedly involved in the attack.
Describing the incident as disturbing, the governor questioned why police officers at the scene allegedly failed to prevent the killing and urged the Osun State Police Command to apprehend a suspect he identified as Saheed Tanfeani.
“This killing is the worst example of police complicity. This re-confirms a pattern of police indulgence of Osun APC political thugs who move around towns with guns and regular gunshots in the air,” Adeleke said.
He alleged that the police had failed to curb attacks and harassment allegedly carried out by political thugs against residents and supporters of the Accord party in some communities.
“The State Police Command is daily demonstrating reprehensible open bias and unacceptable partisan support for the Osun APC. There are even reports that some police officials accompany AMBO thugs in their daily operations,” the
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