Police Have Forgotten Us – Family Of Slain Politician Alleges

 

Adeyemi Raheem, Olamide Adeboyejo

RELATIVES of the late Mutiu Mufutau, a politician who was murdered in May this year during a political crisis in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, has alleged that the Police have abandoned them to their fate.

According to the family, the police were yet to arrest any suspect in connection to the killing.

The family said they are still in search for justice, four months after the police had promised to arrest and prosecute everybody involved in Mufutau’s death.

Mufutau who until his death was the closest aide and cousin of Mr. Mufutau Alamu, a prominent member of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan was reportedly killed on May 29, 2022 by some suspected political thugs who ransacked his residence around Olomi area of Ibadan in search of his principal (Mr Mufutau Alamu and his immediate family).

Calling on security operatives to fulfill their promise, the victim’s younger brother, Kehinde Mufutau, in an Open Letter, said it baffled the deceased’s family that no suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of his brother.

Part of the letter reads: “We are still saddened as if my brother was just killed yesterday; especially when we think about the fact that the killers of our brother are still walking around the town freely.

“While there are indications that Mutiu was killed by political thugs who aimed his boss (Mufutau Alamu), we are of the opinion that the Police should live up to their promise and bring the killers to book.

“Beyond the fact presented above, we are equally scared for our lives because we did not know why our brother deserved to be killed in such manner. Who knows maybe we are their next target?” 

Credible source revealed that the deceased’s principal, Mr. Mufutau Alamu and his immediate family had in 2017 escaped being murdered in a similar manner after his residence around the University of Ibadan area was invaded by suspected assassins. 

Mufutau Alamu and his immediate family had to seek refuge in a nearby mosque for some time after which they fled the country for safety, according to some sources.

The Oyo State Police Command had earlier promised to arrest and prosecute those behind the ugly incident and other criminalities in the state.