Police To Arraign Adeleke’s Aide Who Claimed Three People Died In Oyebamiji’s House
•Aide Granted Bail After Governor Calls Out CP
The Osun State Police Command has disclosed that Mr Abiodun Adegoke, an aide to Governor Ademola Adeleke, would be charged in court over an alleged case of defamation.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Adegoke had alleged that three people died at the residence of the APC gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, during a prayer session, a development that led to his arrest last week.
Also, Governor Adeleke on Monday, accused the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, of unlawful arrest and detention of Adegoke.
The Governor asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to call the Commissioner to order over the development.
“One of my aides, Mr Adegoke has been detained for more than five days now. He has not been charged in court, and he has been refused bail on two occasions. That is a fundamental breach of the law and the Constitution.
“The Osun Police Command seem to be losing every sense of professionalism since Mr Gothan resumed as CP in Osun. Police now detain for as long as they want without granting bail or charging suspects to court, and in most cases, the abuse of rights of citizens is based on the verbal petition or instructions of opposition political leaders.
“I therefore demand unconditional and immediate release of Mr Adegoke and an end to the systematic harassment of my media aides who are functioning within the confines of the law and the constitution. Before Mr Adegoke, another one of my aides, Mr Iyiola Monsuru, was detained. Both of them were arrested without the Police extending a formal invitation to them.
“The police command should not give the impression or conduct itself in ways and manners that will mark it as serving the political interest of APC and its chieftains. The police should be impartial and non-partisan and serve the interest of all Nigerians within the confers of the law”, the governor was quoted as saying in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.
But the spokesperson for the command, Abiodun Ojelabi, while responding to a journalist’s enquiry, said the police will file a charge against Adegoke at the Federal High Court.
He said, “The Police will file charges in the Federal High Court, Osogbo, and the court will pronounce a date for arraignment.
“He will be admitted to bail today once his sureties come to the station.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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