Masquerade Attack: Police Arrest Chief Esuleke

State of Osun Police Command have arrested the leader of masquerade worshippers, Chief Kayode Esuleke, who allegedly attacked Muslims at their worship centre in Osogbo on Sunday.
Chief Esuleke, who is also a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun allegedly led the masquerade worshippers that attacked an Islamic group, Kamorudeen Society of Nigeria in Osogbo, the State capital.
In the process of the attack, one person, Moshood Salawudeen, was shot dead, while about 13 persons, including children, sustained gunshot injuries.
The group had on Sunday organised a special program for the nation on the crisis facing Nigeria.
Osun Defender gathered that Chief Esuleke was invited by the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT) to their station in Oke-Fia on Tuesday and was detained.
Confirming the arrest on phone, the Osun Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode said he withdrew the case from the former IPO who was initially handling the case due to the request from the Islamic group.
“I transferred the case to IGP-IRT because one of the parties, the Islamic group, said they didn’t want the person handling the case,” he said.
The CP had on a Live radio program on Tuesday in Osogbo assured a thorough investigation of the matter.
He assured the members of the public to stay calm and trust police investigation.