Political Violence: Osun APC Candidate Calls For Investigation
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for Obokun /Oriade Federal Constituency, Dr Siji Olamiju has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu to investigate the political violence of Tuesday in Ibokun, Obokun local government area of Osun State.
Besides, the candidate want police authorities to investigate the involvement of the Divisional Police Officer in the local government simply identified as Taofeek whom he alleged to be biased in the handling of the violence.
Addressing newsmen at the NUJ Press Centre on Wednesday, Olamiju, who was flanked by some leaders of the party from the constituency accused the DPO, of complicity in the fracas adding that the way and manner the DPO handled the attack on his campaign train further heightened the already tensed situation.
He alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate for the constituency, Hon Oluwole Oke masterminded an attack on his members and campaign vehicles at Obokun in which two persons were seriously injured by dangerous thugs he allegedly recruited from different campuses.
He further alleged that Oke, alongside his cohorts publicly celebrated delivery of ammunition for the purpose of election eleven days ago at Esa-oke, his home town.
Narrating his ordeal: Olamiju said: “We are about to approach the palace of the Alase of Ase-ijesa when we got the news that some of our members were under attack, we quickly went back to ascertain the degree of injury and attend to the victims.
“When we got to the scene, we realised that two of our members had been stabbed with broken bottles and seriously injured, and because we are law abiding people, we directed the victims to go and make formal complain at a police station located in Ibokun.
“We were later called to be informed that instead of the DPO to allow those victims to make entry, they were surprisingly locked up for no reason.
“We went back there and demanded for explanation which he declined, even after I contacted the Commissioner of Police and he gave directive for the people to be released, the DPO flagrantly flouted the order”, Olamiju said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Fimihan Adeoye , when contacted, said investigation has begun on the matter.
He vowed that whoever is found culpable of the dastardly act would be made to face the full wrath of law without delay.
Also, all efforts to speak with Hon. Wole Oke to get his side of the story proved abortive as he refused to pick several calls put through to him, and did not reply his text message.
