Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed
that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the
immediate arrest and prosecution of the Head of Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad in
the state, Moses Lohor and members of his team for attempted murder.
This was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the Osun
State Governor on Security, Samuel Ojo, in a statement by Olawale Rasheed,
spokesperson to Governor Adeleke after a closed-door meeting with the Governor
and the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba.
The crisis erupted after operatives of the Osun State
Police Command Anti-kidnapping Squad led by Moses Lohor allegedly shot Wakeel
Nurudeen Iyanda Alowonle, Chairman of the Osun State Transport Management
System on the night of Monday, 18 November, 2024.
The police alleged that he was shot after he
reportedly tried to escape arrest after a pistol and ammunition were found in
his car.
Meanwhile, the state government in a statement on
Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 by the state Commissioner for Information and
Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi alleged that Alowonle’s shooting was a case
of suspected murder.
“Moses Lohor had shot Alowonle in the abdomen at
the police station after his arrest over a domestic brawl with a neighbour. The
park chairman is currently on life support at the Intensive Care Unit of the
Osun State Teaching Hospital, Osogbo,” Alimi said in the statement.
Ojo narrated that the police authorities viewed Moses’
conduct as unprofessional, illegal, unauthorised, and against the operational
code.
He also noted that Moses and his men had been moved to
Abuja the morning of Wednesday, 20 November, 2024.
“We can confirm that the police authorities at the
highest level have acted decisively on this matter. A clear punitive directive
was issued by the IG. Mr Governor has directed we follow up to ensure that
justice is served.”
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