CP vows to deal with attackers of policemen in Osun
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, yesterday vowed to arrest more attackers of policemen in Ilobu community, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government area of the state. The Nation
- From Toba Adedeji, Osogbo
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, yesterday vowed to arrest more attackers of policemen in Ilobu community, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government area of the state.
The Nation recalled policemen deployed to one of the disputed lands were assaulted while one of the officers was dragged to the palace of Olobu of Ilobu, Oba Ashiru Olaniyan, where he was subjected to humane treatment as he was video recorded.
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Parading the suspects at the state Police Command headquarters, Osogbo, the CP said three chiefs, including Baale of Apeponroro, Olaitan Bashiru; Baale of Oke Ayepe, Tajudeen Aralamo; Oluode of Ilobu, Chief Mustau Salam and other 16 suspects were arrested in connection with the crime.
According to him, On March 26, this year, the Command received a report of an incident which occurred when a team of Police officers were dispatched based on information that the peace of Erin-Osun and Ilobu communities were about to be compromised by certain disgruntled elements over a disputed boundary land.
The officers arrived at the scene and dispersed the hoodlums; subsequently, some youths of Ilobu community went weird and manhandled the police officers and one of the officers was dragged to Olobu’s palace where he was further subjected to inhumane treatment.
He noted that he deployed his men, which led to the arrest of the perpetrators with one single-barrel gun, one cartridge and one cutlass
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Gotan warned: “Any person or group involved in the attack no matter the status of such people or how highly placed, will be made to face the full weight of the law. The Command will not tolerate any form of lawlessness/coordinated attack against its personnel. Decisive operation measures have been activated to track and arrest other suspects involved in the act.
“Any attempt by individuals or groups to shield/harbor the suspect will attract severe legal consequences. The era of impunity is over.”
Meanwhile, President, Ilobu-Asake Development Union (IADU), Pastor Olufemi Salako, rejected claims that the community or palace was involved in the attack on police officers.
He said the incident involved individuals and not the community, adding that some hoodlums exploited the situation. He maintained that the palace intervened to prevent further harm to one of the policemen.
