The police has been urged to launch a probe into the death of one Taliat Simbiat during the Accord Party primary for Ayedire/Iwo/Olaoluwa Federal Constituency held in Iwo, Osun state.
The Osun State All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign Council made this call on Sunday.
The demand came through the latter’s Head of Media and Publicity Committee, Remi Omowaiye via a statement.
In the statement, the committe alleged that the deceased was killed during the Accord Party primaries held in Iwo.
It claimed that violence and destruction of property characterised the exercise in the state.
“Internal party primaries are expected to be a celebration of democracy and an opportunity for members to freely choose their representatives.
“According to reports available to us, several members of the Accord Party and innocent citizens have suffered varying degrees of injuries, while lives have reportedly been lost as a result of the violence that accompanied the exercise,” Omowaiye said.
Speaking further, Omowaiye noted the reported death of Taliat of Ward 3, Iwo, who he said “lost her life during the violence, while no fewer than 30 persons reportedly sustained serious injuries in the local government.
“The APC Campaign Council urges Governor Ademola Adeleke to fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying, apprehending and prosecuting all those responsible for the killing of Mrs Taliat Simbiat and numerous citizens who sustained injuries. He must not play ostrich this time around. No individual, regardless of political affiliation or status, should be shielded from justice.”
Reacting, the State Governor,
Ademola Adeleke in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, commiserated with the family of the deceased, saying Taliat slumped and died during the primaries in Iwo.
Adeleke proceeded to deny APC claim that he’s violence enabler.
“Since joining politics, I have always maintained a peaceful disposition in my conduct. Even when our victory was violently stolen, we chose a lawful mean to retrieve it and even recently, when councils were violently hijacked, we maintained the peace.
“Those raising the accusations of thuggery against us are actually those in the habit of sponsoring thuggery to achieve political objectives. They cannot rewrite the truth that Osun people know well about them,” he stated.
