The Osun State Police Commissioner Ibrahim Gotan has reportedly accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of hiding fugitive killers in Government House.
The coming governorship election in the state scheduled for August 16 has turned the Southwest state into a battle field as violence reigns between the All Progressives Congress and the ruling party in the state, Accord Party, with casualties recorded on both sides.
“If my count is correct, if the record I have is correct, over 20 people have been killed within a number of months.
“We are preparing for an election and not a war. I have a lot of reports against this party and that party,” Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, said on Friday during a meeting with Governor Adeleke at the Government House in Osogbo.
The Police chief while speaking further said the State CP told him that the governor was harbouring fugitives wanted for murders.
“I have listened to the Commissioner of Police who even gave me a brief. He said some people he is looking for are kept in Government House. That is strange to me.
“Luckily for me, I mentioned this in the Governor’s office. And the Governor replied that even if I found his child committing a crime, I should arrest him. Luckily the Commissioner of Police was there, the AIG of the zone and other officers were there.
“Nobody will commit a crime and go scot-free. You can’t kill a person or anybody and think you can walk around freely. That is why I left Abuja to come here and talk with you today.
“This is an election to campaign in an election we hold. We will campaign; we will provide security for you in an election we hold in this state.
“Those who are planning to kill, if they are here or they are here, let them know it is not going to be business as usual. Human life is sacred, and nobody has the right to take that life. And those who have committed, those other ones we mentioned, anywhere they are, the Commissioner of Police?” Disu said.
