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  • 14 die in fatal Osun accident

    14 die in fatal Osun accident

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun says no fewer than 14 people lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa – Ilesa Highway on Saturday evening.

    The Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s Spokesperson, which was made available to newsmen on Sunday morning in Osogbo.

    Okpe explained that the accident occurred at 5:40 p.m. at the powerline area, killing four males, four females and six children.

    He said the children were two females and four males, adding that a total of 14 people died in the accident, involving 18 passengers.

    The sector commander explained that four males, who survived in the accident, were rushed to a nearby hospital.

    “The 14 corpses have been deposited in a morgue, and the road cleared to avoid gridlock on the highway,” Okpe said.

    He said that an articulated vehicle ( Howo-Sinotruck) with number plate BAU 171 ZE collided with a Toyota Sienna (Gold Color) with number plate KRD 842 GY.

    According to him, we received a distressed call at about 5:45 p.m. on Saturday evening about an accident on Ipetu-Ijesa – Ilesa Highway, involving two vehicles.

    “Our men arrived the location at 5:50 p.m and met dead bodies at the scene, which we have taken to the nearest morgue at the Wesley Hospital in Ilesa,” Okpe said.

    The sector commander said that the accident occurred due to disobedience to road safety ordinance by motorists.

    Okpe, however, cautioned road users to be safety conscious while embarking on a long journey.

    According to him, safety is a shared responsibility, which must all be embraced, and not left in the hands of the safety officers alone.

  • Seven panel members reject #EndSARS report submitted to Oyetola

    Seven panel members reject #EndSARS report submitted to Oyetola

    Seven members of the panel of inquiry set up by the Osun State Government to investigate police brutality and extra-judicial killing has disowned alleged commendations submitted to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

     

    A letter of a petition signed by seven members of the panel namely, Dr. Wasiu Oyedokun, Abayomi Ogundele, Abdulrahman Okunade, Comrade Ayo Ologun, Comrade Oluwasegun Idowu, Comrade Ismail Abdulazeez and Comrade Teslim Salahudeen dated July 15, was obtained by Seven members of the panel of inquiry set up by the Osun State Government to investigate police brutality and extra-judicial killing has disowned alleged recommendations submitted to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

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    A letter of a petition signed by seven members of the panel namely, Dr. Wasiu Oyedokun, Abayomi Ogundele, Abdulrahman Okunade, Comrade Ayo Ologun, Comrade Oluwasegun Idowu, Comrade Ismail Abdulazeez and Comrade Teslim Salahudeen dated July 15, was obtained by TheNewsGuru.

    The letter titled “Notice of Inconclusiveness of Resolutions of the State of Osun Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality”, reads: “We, the undersigned, are constrained to, by this means, inform Your Excellency that, till date, the Osun State Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, of which we are members, has not concluded works on its proposed recommendations.

    “This notice to Your Excellency is informed by the information we had, to the effect, that a copy of a purported report of the panel’s works has been submitted to Your Excellency.

    “We wish to state unequivocally that, if the information is true, the purported report did not emanate from the panel, as we did not conclude upon any report and indeed did not append our signatures to any.”

     

     

  • NFF needs stiffer measures to curb hooliganism, poor officiating – Osun official

    NFF needs stiffer measures to curb hooliganism, poor officiating – Osun official

    Vincent Akinbami, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Sports Development to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, says the increasing rate of hooliganism in the Nigerian football league is worrying.

    Akinbami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that drastic action was needed against cases of hooliganism at match venues as well as referees and other officials involved.

    “It is high time the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and all the league management boards start taking drastic action against hooliganism and bad referees to avoid killing the league.

    “If this is not done, we may well be on the way to killing our football, in spite of the immense efforts put into developing it at all levels,” he said.

    Akinbami stated that it was time Nigerians started to take a dispassionate look at the league competitions across the country to determine whether they were getting better or deteriorating.

    “There are so many indices for us to do this: whether what we have is commensurate with what we should have, given the talents and resources, or whether what we have can compare with what other countries have.”

    Akinbami said it was worrying that hooliganism was now becoming something of a norm, with club officials, referees, players and their fans getting away with criminal acts.

    He appealed to the NFF, the League Management Company (LMC), Nigeria National League (NNL), Nationwide League One (NLO) and Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) not to shy away from applying the measures.

    “It is important to apply the stick, no matter whose ox is gored, and in order to ensure we stem the tide of what we are having now.

    “A lot has happened in recent weeks this season, and in order not to allow things degenerate, we must start to apply the laws as they should.”

    Akinbami pointed at Sunday’s incident in Ado-Ekiti where he alleged that Osun United FC of Osogbo were robbed of at least a point and also had their players and officials attacked.

    “I witnessed the worst officiating in Nigerian league in the last 20 years in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday in our NNL week 19 match against Ekiti United.

    “The centre referee, Arinze Victor from Delta, was neutral in the first half of the game. But he changed totally in the second half, and at a time he signaled to the First Assistant Referee to stop picking calls for him.

    “In the 85th minute of the game, the Secretary of the host club, Ayodeji Olowolafe, poured water and threw the bottle at the players and officials of my team on the away team’s bench.

    “I was not spared too, while sitting in the crowd. This led to an uproar, with some of us running into the pitch.

    “Almost immediately, our goalkeeper was held down in the penalty box for Ekiti United to score the only goal of the match.

    “We were forced to run into the pitch because of the threats from some of the fans,” he stated.

    The aide to Gov. Oyetola, who oversees the state-owned male and female football clubs, said this was not only a clear case of biased officiating but also intimidation.

    “Not only that, the stadium’s gate was totally thrown open, and it is an indication that COVID-19 protocols as specified by NFF and NNL were not complied with.

    “There was also a threat to the lives of the match referees during the game’s half-time.”

    Akinbami said this was a match both the NNL and NFF should seriously look into and apply the sanctions in order to serve as a deterrent.

  • One dead, others injured as masqueraders attack Muslims in Osun

    One dead, others injured as masqueraders attack Muslims in Osun

    No fewer than 12 persons sustained various gunshot wounds in a clash between masquerade worshipers and some Muslims in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Sunday.

    According to reports, unrest started when the masquerade worshipers opened gunfire at the Muslims at their worship centre, Kamorudeen Central Mosque, located at Oluode Aranyin in Osogbo around 2:30 pm on Sunday while performing a special prayer for Nigeria.

    The incident left at least one person dead with about 12 others including children, sustaining varying degrees of gunshot injuries.

    Some of the children shot in the attack were said to be under 17 years and are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.

    Daily Post reports that Abduljeleel Ali, a 12-year-old boy, who sustained gunshot injuries on the chest and leg; Adebayo Awolesin, 15, who was shot in the arm; Taofeeq Fatai, 17 and Maliq Abdukabir, 17 are all undergoing treatment in Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.

    In the course of the attack, a Toyota Camry car and the mosque windows were vandalized.

    Kamorudeen Islamic Society of Nigeria according to reports organised a special prayer for the Nation which was attended by members of the organisation across the state.

    Isiaka Ajagbe, 37, one of the victims of the clash narrated that the traditional worshippers were led by one Kayode Esuleke.

    Ajagbe said that the masquerade and their worshipers under the protection of the police walked past the mosque before they returned and descended on them with stones.

    “They were first throwing stones and also started firing guns at us. They destroyed the mosque. We are on our own.”

    The Imam of the mosque, Kazeem Yunus confirmed that the leader of the organisation in Iwo, Osun State, Moshood Salawudeen was shot in the head and gave up the ghost before getting to the hospital.

    “Some of our members, about 12 who sustained bullet injuries have been taken to Osun State General Hospital, Asubiaro; Osogbo central hospital and UNIOSUN central hospital while the corpse has been deposited at UNIOSUN teaching hospital mortuary,” he added.

  • Woman arrested for duping Osun politician N2.6m

    Woman arrested for duping Osun politician N2.6m

    One Omolara Solanke has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N2,680,000 from a political office seeker under false pretences.

    A spokesman for the NSCDC in the state, Daniel Adigun, in a statement issued on Tuesday, explained that the suspect promised to assist a politician, Razaq Salami, 48, who was contesting the post of councillor, to win the election.

    The money was to pay for the services of the 46-year-old suspect.

    Adigun stated that the suspect, working with five others, took the victim to a town in Ekiti State where the sum was obtained from him, after which they fled.

    “After several failed attempts to get in touch with the fraudsters, Rasaq lodged a complaint with the anti-fraud unit of the corps in Ekiti State, where an investigation into the alleged crime began. The anti-fraud unit of NSCDC, Osun Command, was contacted to track the suspects.

    “In the process, Omolara Solanke was apprehended. The NSCDC boss in Osun State, Commandant, Emmanuel Ocheja, through the anti-fraud unit, handed over the suspect to the Ekiti command of the corps for further investigation and possible prosecution,” the statement added.

  • Bizarre! Osun man invites girlfriend from Ibadan; rapes, kills, dismembers body parts for rituals

    Bizarre! Osun man invites girlfriend from Ibadan; rapes, kills, dismembers body parts for rituals

    The Osun Police Command has arrested one Kabiru Oyedun, 39, for being in possession of a dismembered body parts of a yet-to be identified woman for money rituals.

    Mr Olawale Olokode, the Osun Police Commissioner, parading the suspect with the body parts of the victim on Friday in Osogbo, said the suspect was arrested on Thursday, at about 9pm in his house, in Apomu Town, Isokan Local Government Area of the state.

    Olokode said the suspect was arrested with the dismembered body parts kept in his house following credible information from the public.

    He said the suspect, in collaboration with one of his friends called Akin, who is still at large, killed the victim at the suspect’s house, where they removed vital parts of her body.
    According to CP, Akin, now at large, was the one who brought the victim to the suspect’s house, informing him that the girl was his girlfriend whom he wanted to kill for money ritual.
    Olokode said that the victim was invited from Ibadan by his boyfriend to Apomu, where she was killed and her body parts removed for money rituals.
    Olokode said the Divisional Police Officer at Apomu led police officers to recover the body parts of the victim, adding that the police are on the trail of the victim’s boyfriend (Akin).
    He, however, called on parents to always monitor their children and wards to know the kind of people they associate with.
    The suspect, speaking with Journalists, confessed to the crime, saying that it was his friend (Akin) that strangled and killed the girl, while having sex with her in his room, adding that he only held the girl’s legs while she struggled for life.
    The suspect added that his friend (Akin) told him that he wanted to use the girl for money ritual with a promise that he will pay N50,000 for any body part of the victim, if he assisted him to kill the lady.
    He said his friend, a herbalist in Ikoyi Town, later took away the girl’s heart after dismembering the body.
    He said that it was his neighbour, who suspected that something wrong was going on in his apartment, that alerted the police.
    In another development, the CP dispelled the rumour that suspected herdsmen attacked and abducted students of School of health technology, Ilesha, in the early hours of Friday.
    Olokode described the information being circulated as fake news, adding that residents of Ilesha panicked when they were misinformed that they were going to be attacked.
    He said that the shooting in the air by hunters and vigilantes in the area, to alert the residents, heightened the tension and panic.
    Olokode said that no attack or abduction took place in Ilesha or in the school.
    The police chief, however, called on residents of the town to go about their lawful businesses, warning that people should do away with unnecessary protests that can lead to loss of lives and wanton destruction of property.
  • Hoodlums shoot 10-year-old girl dead in Osun

    Hoodlums shoot 10-year-old girl dead in Osun

    The Police Command in Osun on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a 10-year-old girl by suspected hoodlums on motorcycle at Ilerin, along Ilesa-Iperindo Road.
    The comnand’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement that the suspected hoodlums shot at the girl, her mother and another child while on a motorcycle.
    Opalola said, “As a result of the shooting, the three of them on the motorcycle sustained injuries, but the little girl died on the way to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTECH), Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa.”
    She said the girl’s body had been deposited at the mortuary, while her injured mother and the other child were admitted at the same hospital.
    Opalola said that police had intensified efforts to arrest the suspected criminals, who perpetrated the crime.
    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that similarly, there was shooting at Irojo area of Ilesa on Wednesday.
    NAN reports that the incident claimed the life of one Olorunwa, a sawmill worker, who was hit by stray bullets from some suspected cult members.
    NAN also reports that in the space of five days (Saturday to Wednesday), suspected cultists/hoodlums related shootings were recorded in Osun, with two deaths each recorded in Osogbo and Ilesa.
  • How robbers killed four officers, three residents in failed Osun bank attacks – Police

    How robbers killed four officers, three residents in failed Osun bank attacks – Police

    The Osun State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the attempted bank robbery by some armed gangs in two towns in the state.

    According to the police, the daredevil robbers killed seven persons comprising security operatives and innocent locals.

    The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when the gunmen stormed the towns in an attempt to attack the banks there.

    They were said to have stormed the area in about five vehicles and attack the police station in Ikire, as well as an armoured vehicle at Ikoyi-Osun.

    “Gentlemen of the press, it is true that there was attempted bank robbery in Ikire/Apomu today, Wednesday 2nd June 2021 at about 1810hours (6.10 pm),” the Police Public Relations in Osun, Opalola Olawoyin, said in a statement hours after the incident.

    She added, “The armed robbers numbering about 35 came in about five vehicles, simultaneously attacked Ikire Divisional Police HQ and the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) pinned down at Ikoyi-Osun with several explosive devices and several gun firing in a bid to subdue the capacity of the police while attempting to rob First Bank Ikire and Access Bank Apomu respectively.”

    The command spokesperson confirmed that two police officers and two special constabularies were shot dead by the assailants in the process, and three locals were killed thereafter.

    They included Osho Oluranti – an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Lekan Olalere – an Inspector, as well as Oladeni Olalekan and Oyedeji Muyideen.

    She noted that as soon as the command was notified of the attack, a combined team of operatives of the Prompt Response Unit (PRU), CP’s Surveillance team, IRT, STS, 39 PMF, JTF, as well as local security outfits moved to the scene.

    On their arrival, Opalola said the reinforcement team swiftly engaged the robbers in a fierce gun duel, forcing the assailants to flee.

    “While escaping, they shot sporadically and regrettably, three civilians were shot namely; Toheeb Oyebola, Temilorun Adebiyi, and one other (whose identity is not yet known), all males,” she said.

    The command’s spokesperson stated that the gunmen did not succeed in robbing any of the banks, adding that they fled into the bush with gunshot wounds and abandoned two of the operational vehicles they came with.

    She said the bodies of the slain security personnel and locals have been deposited at a morgue in Apomu and effort was ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

  • VIDEOS: Bloody Wednesday in Osun as rampaging robbers attack banks, police station, kill five

    VIDEOS: Bloody Wednesday in Osun as rampaging robbers attack banks, police station, kill five

    Some daredevil robbers on Wednesday had a field day attacking commercial banks and police station in Osun State.

    According to reports, the robbery incident which left five persons dead happened at Ikire and Apomu, Irewole and Isokan local government areas of the state.

    It was gathered that the armed robbers had earlier robbed a bank in Apomu town around 5:00 p.m. before proceeding to Ikire where they killed three persons at a commercial bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM).

    Two other persons were said the have been killed in the community during the sporadic shooting.

    The police spokesperson in the state, Yemisi Opalola, while confirming the incident said she cannot confirm the casualty figure, but the Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, is already at the scene of the incident.

    The police spokesperson was also unable to establish how much the robbers carted away in the separate attacks on commercial banks in the state.

    A resident of Ikire, who witnessed the robbery from a distance said: “The robbers came into the community around 5:55 p.m. and were shooting. I don’t know maybe they were able to enter the bank and cart away money but I am sure that some persons were killed.”

     

  • Sunday Igboho joins Yoruba nation agitators in Osun

    Sunday Igboho joins Yoruba nation agitators in Osun

    Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemi also known as Sunday Igboho on Saturday joined hundreds residents of Osogbo, Osun State capital occupying the streets in agitation for the creation of Yoruba nation.

    He joined other agitators at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park to demand the Yoruba Nation.

    Igboho also demanded the release of operatives of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) who were detained for arresting notorious Fulani herder, Iskilu Wakili, in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State.

    Clad in t-shirts with the ‘Yoruba Nation’ inscription, the protesters converged on November 27 Bridge before proceeding to Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, the Osun State capital where Igboho later joined them.

    The group, under the umbrella of Omo Oduduwa United marched through the streets of Oshogbo from Ogo-Oluwa, Aregbe junction, Fakunle, Ola-Iya, and Odi Olowo before gathering at the freedom park to make their demands known.

    They carried placards and chanted songs of solidarity.

    Meanwhile, the venue of the rally was heavy with the presence of operatives of the Nigeria Police Force as well as men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.