An Osun-based youth group, Oodua Youth Parliament (OYP) has alleged that the ongoing demand for the removal of the State’s Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, is politically-motivated,
OYP was reacting to the demand made earlier Monday by another youth group, the Osun Police Watch Group (OSPW), asking for the removal of the CP for allegedly shielding officers involved in extrajudicial killing.
OSPW demanded that the CP should explain why one Afolabi Abiola, whom the police claimed was an armed robbery suspect was shot by the police while arresting him.
The OSPW had on Friday led a protest by youths in Osogbo to demand an explanation about the alleged extrajudicial killing.
On Monday, however, Olokode said the death of Abiola was being investigated and the result would be made public at the end of the exercise.
Speaker, OYP, Abdulmajeed Oyeniyi, stated in its reaction in Abuja that OSPW’s demand was also unpatriotic.
“Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, had made it known Monday that Abiola died from the injury he sustained during an exchange of gunfire with men of the Nigerian Police.
“The spokesperson stated that a member of Abiola’s gang was arrested and detained, while others escaped.
“We are using this opportunity to inform the Inspector-General of Police that we are comfortable with CP Olokode as commissioner of police in our state.
“We pass a vote of confidence in him because since he resumed office in Osun, robbery, kidnapping, `Yahoo-Yahoo’ and ritual killings have reduced,’’ Oyeniyi stated. Crime