Police arrest 8 over death of NURTW chairman in Osun

…as APC bemoans killing of member

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Eight persons have been arrested by men of the Osun State Police Command in connection with the killing of the Chairman of Apomu branch of the National Union of Road Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Kareem Alli in Isokan Local Government Area of the state.

Alli, until his murder, was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement, confirmed that the NURTW boss was whisked away by his assailants around 9:50pm on Saturday.

She said: “DPO Apomu Division reported that the transport worker was whisked away by an unknown person. The area commander, Ikire, promptly mobilised a combined team of vigilante and police detectives to the scene where it was discovered that the victim left the motor park at Apomu and was traced to Oke-Afa area, from where he was forcefully stopped, dragged out from his Toyota Corolla Ash colour with registration number APM 203 AA, matcheted and taken away by the assailants.

Meanwhile, the APC in the state has condemned the gruesome murder of its member.

State chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famodun, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Kola Olabisi, in Osogbo, the state capital, stated that the killing of the 48-year-old APC chieftain, from Ward 6 who performed actively during the last governorship election, was wicked, callous and highly condemnable.

Famodun called on security agencies in the state to investigate the crime with a view to bringing the culprits to book.

He charged the members and leaders of the party in Isokan Local Government to continue to be law-abiding and allow the law of the land to take its course.

It was gathered that the deceased had been a die-hard supporter of APC who had allegedly deprived other political parties of avenues to use vehicles in his garage.