Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola has ordered the state Commissioner of Police, Undie Adie to thoroughly investigate the situation surrounding the death of a young man, who was chased to death by men of Joint Task Force.
Oyetola, who expressed his sadness over the ugly incident, said the police command should bring those involved to book as soon as possible.
He gave the order while reacting to the incident in a statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode.
According to the statement, “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.”
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