The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the arrest of a Senior Police Officer, Moses Lohor, for allegedly shooting the Chairman of the Osun State Park Management System, Iyanda Alowonle, while in custody.
The Eagle Online recalls that the Senior Police Officer is the Head of the Osun State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad.
He was accused of shooting Alowonle, who was said to have been arrested over a domestic incident, which led to tension in the state.
Amid the tension, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called for peace to allow the authorities to investigate and deliver justice on the attempted murder of Alowonle.
The Governor particularly pleaded with transport workers statewide not to take laws into their hands and allow state and federal authorities to address the issue for justice to prevail.
The Adeleke noted that he had spoken to the Inspector General of Police and that immediate actions have been directed by the police authorities to bring to book those who shot the State Park Management System chairman.
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He said: “I call on Osun transport workers to maintain peace and not to take laws into their own hands.
“I have acted on this sad incident.
“I spoke with the police Chief and I had a closed door meeting with the Commissioner of Police.
“Justice will be served.
“We will not allow agents of violence to destroy the peace and stability of our dear state.
“Do not be provoked to violence.
“Go about your normal duties while we handle this serious threat to the peace of our state.”
The Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Security, Samuel Ojo, confirmed the decision to arrest Lohor and his team after a closed door meeting between the Governor and the State Commissioner of Police.
Lohor had shot Alowonle in the abdomen at the police station after his arrest over a domestic brawl with a neighbour.
The PMS Chairman is currently on life support at the Intensive Care Unit of the Osun State Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
Ojo narrated that the police authorities frowned at Lohor’s conduct as unprofessional, illegal, unauthorised, and against operational code, noting that he and his men are about to be moved to Abuja on Wednesday morning.
He said: “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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