Osun APC alleges sponsored attack on members, police in Ikire incident
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has alleged that suspected thugs linked to the Accord Party were involved in a violent attack on residents, including its members, during an alleged attempt to take over a local transport hub at Naira and Kobo Junction in Ikire, headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area, on Monday.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo, the Chairman of the Osun APC Media Cluster, Oluwafunsho Fagbohungbe, alleged that the suspected thugs attacked police officers who responded to a distress call after an APC member was allegedly abducted and taken to a motor park.
He alleged that the police officers were assaulted and that some service rifles were snatched from them.
He said, “As we speak, Ikire has been turned into a theatre of bloodshed by armed thugs openly aligned with the Accord Party and operating under the political umbrella of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration. Earlier today at Naira and Kobo Junction in Ikire, these sponsored gangsters launched a violent assault to forcefully hijack local transport hubs”.
Fagbohungbe described the incident as a “calculated, armed attack on public safety and constitutional authority”, alleging that it was part of a broader pattern of political violence in Irewole Local Government Area.
“We state unequivocally that Governor Ademola Adeleke, as the Chief Security Officer of Osun State, has abdicated his constitutional oath by allowing state-linked thugs and wanted fugitives to operate with total impunity,” he said.
Fagbohungbe called on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to immediately deploy personnel to Ikire, secure all local government secretariats and recover the police weapons allegedly taken during the incident.
“We demand the immediate arrest and prosecution of T. Banson, Soskid, Ayewo and Jide Jooda, along with their political sponsors. Where political actors are complicit in murder and treasonable attacks on police officers, the law must act without fear or favour,” he added.
