By Tunde Olamilekan
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident that happened in Akinlalu, a community in Ife North Local Government Area of the state.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the governor has dispatched a top-level government delegation to Akinlalu over the recent killings involving the Amotekun security outfit.
osun.life reported that residents had alleged that personnel of Amotekun stormed the community on Tuesday and killed four people with many others sustaining gunshot injuries.
Governor Adeleke, while expressing deep shock after receiving a preliminary report from his Special Adviser on Security Matters, commiserates with all those who lost loved ones in the tragic incident.
“After receiving the preliminary report, further briefings were presented to the Deputy Governor by the security team with a State Security Council meeting now scheduled for Monday to further deliberate on the issue and other emerging security threats in the state,” the statement noted.
“I am a rule of law Governor. This matter is being investigated and any infraction will be dealt with within the context of the law. I have ordered a security council meeting on this incident and others such as fears of spill over from Kwara banditry attacks.
“I sent my condolences to the victims of this unfortunate incident. I urge the good people of Akinlalu to keep calm as our government acts on the matter. I feel their pains but investigations are ongoing”, the governor was quoted as saying.
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