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  • BREAKING: Oyetola declares another curfew in Osun as hoodlums continue attack on public, private properties

    BREAKING: Oyetola declares another curfew in Osun as hoodlums continue attack on public, private properties

    BROADCAST BY THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE OF OSUN, MR. ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA ON THE DECLARATION OF 24-HOUR CURFEW ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020

    My dear Good People of the State of Osun,

    It is with a high sense of responsibility that I address you this afternoon in respect of the unfortunate situation in our Dear State.

    Government notes with huge disappointment, the abuse of the suspension, a day ago, of the 24-hour curfew earlier declared in the State to forestall the breakdown of law and order and protect the lives and property of citizens and residents.

    It is unfortunate that hoodlums and criminals have taken advantage of government’s action to wantonly loot government and private property, including private business premises and homes in several parts of the State this morning. This is unacceptable and it stands condemned.

    After an Emergency Security Meeting this afternoon, where the whole situation was reviewed and assessed, we came to the inevitable conclusion to declare a curfew. Consequently, I hereby declare a 24-hour curfew across the whole State with immediate effect.

    This inevitable conclusion was reached to avert the continuation of this irresponsible act, especially now that the genuine protesters have suspended their protest earlier today.

    My fellow citizens, the declaration of a 24-hour curfew, which will be indefinite until further notice, is to prevent the current state of anarchy from degenerating into large-scale breakdown of law and order.

    For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no vehicular (including Okada) or human movement during this period. Only those on essential duties will be permitted to move around. These persons too must carry with them proper identification to allow access.

    Violators of the curfew rules shall be prosecuted in line with the extant laws of the State.

    I enjoin all our citizens and residents to return home and remain in their homes until further notice.

    I assure them of their safety during this period, as always, as security operatives have been deployed in all the parts of the State to restore and maintain law and order within the precinct of the law.

    May God continue to bless and keep the State of Osun.
    Thank you and God bless.

     

     

  • Why we didn’t distribute looted COVID-19 palliatives, Osun food committee

    Why we didn’t distribute looted COVID-19 palliatives, Osun food committee

    The Osun Food and Relief Committee on COVID-19 on Friday said the looted items at a warehouse in Ede town were not hoarded, but rather kept for flag-off of official distribution.

    Alhaji Bayo Jimoh, Secretary to the committee, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the looted items were donated to the committee as palliatives to the people by private sector and Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID).

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that some angry youths in the early hours of Friday broke into a warehouse in Ede town and carted away COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution.

    Items such as beans, noodles, sugar, salt, garri, rice, pastas, vegetable oil, among others, were looted from the warehouse located within the moribund Cocoa Industry, Ede.

    The incident, however, happened barely 24-hours after the state government announced the suspension of dusk-till-dawn curfew imposed following the #EndSARS protest.

    TNG reports that Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola had in April inaugurated a 21-member Food and Relief Committee to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on the people of the state.

    Jimoh, however, said that the looted food items had no direct bearing with the state government, adding that the items were within the purview of the Food and Relief Committee.

    He said as such, the items could only be distributed after a formal flag-off by the CACOVID Office, Abuja.

    The statement read partly, ” We do not have the authority to distribute the food items without approval from Abuja.

    ” Besides, the Committee is still expecting the rice component of the donated items, which is 40, 230 bags of 5kg.

    “All these are part of the reasons the items were still in the warehouse up till the time of the invasion.

    “The following items were donated; Pasta FMN – 29, 992; Pasta OLAM -10, 282; Noodles- 80, 644; Garri -40, 322; Salt- 40, 320; and Sugar – 40, 227.

    “However, the rice components of the donated items are yet to be delivered until now.

    The Committee wrote to CACOVID as recently as Sept. 28, 2020, reminding it of the rice component, which is yet to be delivered.

    “However, until this moment, we are yet to receive response from CACOVID.

    “This is the truth about the status of the donated relief items until the unfortunate looting,” Jimoh said.

  • [Video] Two killed; massive looting, properties vandalised as #EndSars protest turns violent in Osun

    [Video] Two killed; massive looting, properties vandalised as #EndSars protest turns violent in Osun

    There was pandemonium in Osun State yesterday following the death of two protesters in Osogbo.

    Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, who was at the scene of the incident was reportedly whisked away from the protest ground after some persons in the crowd pelted stones towards his direction.

    Two persons reportedly died.

    Suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked Osogbo City Mall, vandalised shops and stole electronic gadgets, phones and laptops.

    Witnesses told revealed that the hoodlums stormed the mall on motorcycles at about 7pm, forcing security guards and shops owners to run for safety.

    One of the witnesses said that the fierce approach of the hoodlums sent everyone in the mall running for safety.

    He said that the hoodlums came in large numbers and had a free day, as no policeman or any other security personnel intervened to save the situation.

    “They rode on over 20 motorcycles with about three passengers each on the bikes, and they came with dangerous weapons.

    “The private security guards at the mall had to run for safety, because they didn’t carry arms.

    “The hoodlums destroyed the glass doors of the electronics stores within the mall and carted away phones, laptops and other items,” the witness said.

    There were also reports of arson at a public facility in Osogbo, allegedly carried out by the hoodlums.

    The Police spokesperson in the state, SP Opalola Yemisi, confirmed the incident and said that efforts were on to bring the situation under control and arrest the perpetrators.

    A video of the looting of JusRite Electronic Stores was shared on Twitter:

    Attack on Oyetola Was Assassination Attempt, Says Osun Govt

    One of the vehicles in Oyetola's convoy attacked by hoodlums
    One of the vehicles in Oyetola’s convoy attacked by hoodlums

    Meanwhile, Osun State Government has described the attack on Oyetola as an assassination attempt.

    Governor Oyetola had narrowly escaped on Saturday when he was attacked by armed thugs while addressing the #EndSARS protesters in Osogbo.

    Armed with cutlasses and sticks the hoodlums swooped in on the governor at Olaiya junction, while he was addressing the #EndSARS protesters in the state capital.

    The governor was immediately ferried away from the scene by his security details but vehicles in his convoy were damaged as the hoodlums threw stones at the governor’s convoy.

    Speaking on the incident, the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, who was also at the scene of the incident, said the attack was beyond the #EndSARS protest, but a premeditated attempt to take the governor out.

    The Commissioner said: “It was an assassination attempt. This was certainly beyond the #EndSARS protest. The people who launched the attack were not protesters at all.

    “Protests have been going on in the state for some days now, and there had been no attack on any government official since the beginning of the protest.

    “However, today’s attack changed the narrative. It was not a spontaneous attempt. The attackers had it all planned. They had guns and other weapons. In fact, it was a woman who smashed the windscreen of the vehicle of the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji where I was.

    “It is really sad that these people infiltrated the ranks of the peaceful protesters and took advantage of the Governor’s walk with the youths to execute their sinister intentions.

    “It was simply a street coup to take out the Governor, his Deputy and the Secretary to the State Government, all of whom were exposed during the protest and had to be smuggled into vehicles when the attack was launched”.

     

  • Thugs attack Osun #EndSARS protesters, injure one

    Thugs attack Osun #EndSARS protesters, injure one

    Some thugs at the early hours of Saturday attacked #EndSARS protesters in Osogbo capital of Osun.

    Thugs brandishing cutlasses attacked the protesters at the popular Ola-Iya junction.

    One of the protesters identified as Oloye was injured in the attack.

    Last Thursday, protesters were attacked at Alekuwodo area, Osogbo.

    Details shortly…

  • Security operatives disperse #RevolutionNow protesters in Osun

    Security operatives disperse #RevolutionNow protesters in Osun

    Security operatives have dispersed #RevolutionNow protesters in Osogbo, capital of Osun State.

    The protesters, who converged on Nelson Mandela Park, Old Garage around 9 am, were dispersed almost immediately.

    However, they regrouped at Oke-Fia junction and later marched through Old Garage, Orisunbare and Ola-Iya junction, chanting anti-government songs and distributing flyers stating reasons for their agitations

    Details shortly…

  • Osun govt probes Ighalo’s loan move to Man Utd

    Osun govt probes Ighalo’s loan move to Man Utd

    Osun State House of Assembly have opened a probe into the alleged diversion of €10,000 received by Nigerian club Osun United due to Odion Ighalo’s loan move to Manchester United.

    Ighalo completed a temporary switch to Old Trafford from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua in January, a deal which was later extended until January 2021.

    His return to England earned his first professional club Osun United, formerly known as Prime FC, who play in the Second Division of the Nigerian league, a reported sum of €10,000 (4.5 million naira).

    The Osogbo-based outfit received the money at a time when they were struggling financially to register for the 2020-21 Nigeria National League season and pay their players’ salaries.

    This €10,000 from the loan of Ighalo to Manchester United would have reportedly helped the club meet their financial commitments, although there are concerns that the funds did not actually arrive in the club’s coffers.

    The Chairman of Osun House Committee on Sports, Hon. Adrullahi Adegbile confirmed their investigation is still ongoing and he assured all individuals involved in the alleged diversion of the funds will be summoned.

    “When we got the information, we invited all the parties. After a thorough investigation into the issue, I assure you, we will make our findings public. We will still invite them this week,” Adegbile told the Punch.

    Goal

     

  • Unrest in Osun over police killing of ‘Yahoo boy’, Oyetola orders investigation

    Unrest in Osun over police killing of ‘Yahoo boy’, Oyetola orders investigation

    Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has called on the Nigerian Police to immediately launch an extensive investigation into the circumstances and events that led to the reported death of a citizen, following an alleged chase of a vehicle by the officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Osogbo, the state capital.

    According to eyewitnesses, police attached to the Osun Joint Task Force chased the citizen to his death on the account of being suspected as an internet fraudster.

    Photo from the scene of the accident

    However, the government said it was shocked at the tragedy and the disruption that followed the unfortunate incident.

    A statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, said the Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, was deeply disturbed by Tuesday evening’s sad events and had asked the State Command of the Nigerian Police to get to the bottom of the matter

    ‘The tragic events that reportedly led to the death of one person on Tuesday evening was both sad and shocking and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has ordered a full investigation into the circumstances that led to it all.

    “To the Governor, all lives matter and nobody has a right under our laws to take a life summarily. While we appreciate the great job our law enforcement agencies are doing to keep Osun safe, the confusion and disruption to our peaceful state capital on Tuesday needs to be investigated.

    ‘We hereby call on the Osun State Command of the Nigerian Police to launch a comprehensive investigation into this tragedy.

    ’Meanwhile, the Governor has appealed to the families of the deceased and the injured not to take matters into their hands by hurting more people or destroying properties. We implore our citizens to trust the Government to get to the bottom of this sad occurrence.

    “Let us all go about our lives peacefully while we await results of the investigation,’ the statement said.

  • Photo: Osun hands over Pa Fasanmi remains to Ekiti Govt for burial

    Photo: Osun hands over Pa Fasanmi remains to Ekiti Govt for burial

    The Osun State Government on Tuesday handed over the remains of the late Senator Ayo Fasanmi to the Ekiti State Government, for his interment at St. John Cathedral, Iye Ekiti.

    The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement that was made available to newsmen.

    He said Governor Adegboyega Oyetola (represented by his deputy, Mr. Benedict Alabi) was part of the eminent personalities who thronged Ekiti State on Tuesday, to pay their last respect to the late Afenifere leader.

    “The short farewell ceremony took place at Itawure, the border of the two states. This was done to avoid breaching the COVID-19 social distancing protocol at the venue of the internment.

    The Osun State Government was represented at the hand- over ceremony by the Honourable Commissioner of Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode; Honourable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Adebisi Obawale; Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Siji Olamiju; Special Adviser to the Governor on General Administration, Mr Niyi Idowu.

    The Ekiti State Government was represented by the Commissioner for Health, Hon. Moji Yaya-Kolade; Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Fafure Mojisola; Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Chief Samuel Abejide; All Progressive Congress Chairman in Ekiti State, Barr. Paul Omotosho; and Ekiti State APC Welfare Secretary, Otunba Omotayo Kolawole.

  • Nurse kills wife, two children in Ousn

    Nurse kills wife, two children in Ousn

    A Nurse in Osun State, Tunde Adeniran, has allegedly killed his wife, Sarah, and two children.

    The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the development in which the resident of Inisa town was said to have hacked his family to death with a cutlass.

    The incident was said to have occurred on Friday at about 11pm.

    Opalola said Oyeniran was arrested where he was receiving treatment.

    She said: “From the information available to us, the incident happened around 11pm last Friday in Inisa.

    “The suspect reportedly used a cutlass to kill his wife, Sarah, and the two children living with them.

    “Three corpses recovered from the scene have been deposited in a morgue in Ikirun for post-mortem examination.

    “A cutlass was also recovered from the scene.

    “The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie, has directed thorough investigation into the incident.”

  • Osun records 18 new COVID-19 cases, discharges 13

    Osun records 18 new COVID-19 cases, discharges 13

    Osun has recorded 18 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of the infections in the state to 281.

    Dr Rafiu Isamotu, the State’s Commissioner For Health, in a statement on Wednesday in Osogbo said 13 patients were also discharged from the state’s isolation centre.

    Isamotu said the new cases were contacts of previous confirmed cases in the state.

    The Commissioner said with the fresh cases, the number of confirmed cases in the state was 281 with 140 active cases.

    He said the state had successfully treated and discharged 134 patients, while seven deaths were recorded.

    Isamotu appealed to residents of the state to always observe all the precautionary measures laid down by the state against the spread of the virus.