The governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has denied allegations that he is harbouring the Commander of the Osun Amotekun Corps, Adekunle Omoyele, who is wanted by the police over the alleged murder of some residents of Akinlalu community.
Naijaonpoint reports that the APC earlier accused the governor of shielding Omoyele from arrest, describing the alleged act as “condemnable, irresponsible, wicked, and unpatriotic.”
The opposition party said, “If the news flying around in Osogbo, the state capital, is anything to go by, that Omoyele, one of the crucial suspects in the dastardly act at Akinlalu, has been hibernating in the Government House to evade police arrest, then Governor Adeleke must take responsibility.”
However, Governor Adeleke, through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, dismissed the allegations as baseless, saying they were “another example of a losing party struggling for relevance.”
He reaffirmed his administration’s faith in the police investigation and insisted that his government would not interfere in the process.
The Akinlalu matter is a question of law and order, and the Inspector-General of Police has acted on the matter,” the statement read. “The police are conducting an active investigation, and our government will not intervene or interfere.
“I caution our people to avoid the temptation to politicise the unfortunate incident. We should allow due process to take its course without let or hindrance. The opposition’s allegations are unfounded and baseless. The Osun APC, in want of direction and strategy, has grown to be a constant purveyor of fake news.
“We will not succumb to blackmail or surrender to a party that is more interested in destabilising the state than delivering on good governance,” he said.
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