VIDEO: ARREST MY SON IF HE COMMITS A CRIME, ADELEKE TELLS POLICE
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared that he will not shield anyone involved in criminal activities, urging security agencies to arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable, including members of his immediate family.
Adeleke made the declaration on Friday while receiving the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, during a courtesy visit to the Government House in Osogbo.
The governor was responding to concerns raised by the IGP, who disclosed that the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, had informed him that some criminal suspects being sought by the police were allegedly taking refuge within the Government House.
Dismissing the allegation, Adeleke insisted that his administration does not harbour criminals and challenged the police to arrest anyone connected with criminal acts, regardless of their relationship with him.
“If you see any of my people that committed a crime, arrest them. If it is my son who committed a crime, arrest him, let him learn his lesson, and that is what I am saying in front of the IGP,” the governor said.
Adeleke, however, accused some police officers of acting unprofessionally, alleging that an officer who arrested a suspect linked to the killing of a 14-year-old boy in Ilobu was subsequently transferred.
According to the governor, the officer had carried out the arrest in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police.
“But for you to be playing all these games and everything like that, the person that they killed, a 14-year-old boy in Ilobu, because the police officer did a good job under the directive of the Inspector General of Police and arrested the suspect that killed the boy, you transferred the officer,” Adeleke alleged.
The governor commended the Inspector-General for reiterating his commitment to discipline and professionalism within the Nigeria Police Force and expressed readiness to continue working with the police in tackling crime across the state.
“I am glad the Inspector General of Police is here today, and he has said it openly that he will not tolerate any act of indiscipline, and he has given you a warning that you will not tolerate crime. That is why I am happy.
“If you change tomorrow, I will continue to cooperate with the police. Police is our friend. We are not fighting the police, but you have to do right,” Adeleke added.
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