Police To Quiz Osun Ex-Commissioner, Bashiru Over Murder Attempt On Diekola
….As Amnesty International backs Complainants
The Zonal 11 headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force which comprises
of Ondo, Osun and Oyo, has concluded arrangement to quiz the immediate
past Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,Mr. Ajibola Bashiru
over attempted murder of Alhaji Fatai Oyedele Diekola,Alhaji Segun
Adekilekun and Alhaji Sikiru Lawal in September this year at Alekuwodo
area of Osogbo.
The Assistant Inspector General incharge of the Zone,Ibrahim Muhammed
gave the directive upon received the Petition Letter dated 9th
October,2018,wrote by the Law office of Bukola Onifade & Co,alleging
that the Personal Assistant to the Ex-Commissioner, Teslim Olaiya on
the directive of his boss led thugs popularly known as “State boys” to
attack the complainants on 24th Day of September, 2018.
The Petitioner also forwarded the copies of the Petition Letter to the
Inspector General of Police(IGP),US Consular-General,Amnesty
International and host of other concerned organizations for their
notification and necessary action on the burning issue.
It was gathered that the AIG had directed the officer-in-charge to do
the case diligently by ensuring that all the culprits including their
Sponsors,Mr. Bashiru ,were brought to justice ,just as Amnesty
International in a signed Letter by its Director,Osai Ojigho, with
reference number:AIN/0282/101/18, thrown its weight behind the
complainants on any form of legal means to seek redress on the
matter,promising of its support to them.
Commenting on the issue,a human rights activist,Comrade Adeniyi,Alimi
Sulaiman, commended the Zonal AIG for prompt professional action on
the Petition by ensuring justice for all the parties in the
matter,urging the Police boss to effect the immediate arrest of all
the culprits,no matter whose ox is gored.
Comrade Sulaiman maintained that Mr. Bashiru as a legal Practitioner
should respect himself by honouring the Police invitation to explain
what he(Bashiru) knew about the dastard act against fellow human on
the fateful day.
The rights activist revealed that Mr. Bashiru has been running
helter-skelter to evade the Police arrest on this heinous act but no
sinner shall go unpunished in order to serve as a deterrent to others
who might have similar tendency in the future,noting that culprits had
committed an offence contrary to Section
330-338,355,357,364,366,382,383,390,402,403, 516 and 518 Criminal Code
Act Caps “C38” Laws of the Federation 2004 and Section 33-35,41 and
42,Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as altered in
2011.
According to the Petition: “That on the 24th day of
September,2018,Our clients were going to the Hospital(Morning Star
Hospital) at Akinlade Street,Alekuwodo Area,Osogbo, for medical
check-up in a Toyota Corolla Car belonging to Alhaji Segun Adekilekun
with Registration Number:LND 340 DS,saw some hoodlums led by Bashiru’s
Personal Assistant,Teslim Olaiya with Phone number: 08033841858,they
were armed with all sorts of dangerous weapons.
“These hoodlums collected the Mobile Phones of Our Clients,their
monies and destroyed the vehicle of Alhaji Adekilekun beyond repair
and the Car worth N2,400,000(Two Million ,Four Hundred Thousand
Naira). That their unlawful attack conduct however put Our Clients in
severe psychological trauma which since that time they have
patronizing hospitals for treatment up till date.
“That Our Clients thereafter discovered that the Patrol Van is the
Escort of Mr. Ajibola Bashiru, the then Osun State Attorney-General
and Commissioner for Justice which was part of the vehicle used to
attack our clients by the Hoodlums”.
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