Text of Osun Police Command below:
The OSUN State POLICE COMMAND APPEALS to Residents of ILOBU, IFON to be Calm.
….As the Police Command wades into the circumstances that led to the death of one Sodiq Alamu along Opapa village in Ilobu.
The Osun State Police Command is using this medium to inform the good people of the State especially, the residents of Ilobu and Ifon in Irepodun and Orolu local governments area that the Police Command is aware of the report of the incident of the death of one Sodiq Alamu about 28 years of age along Opapa village in Ilobu and therefore passionately appeal to the residents of both communities (Ilobu & Ifon) and its environs to remain calm as investigation has immediately commenced to unraveled the circumstances that led to the death of the young man.
Also, the Command is aware of clandestine meetings being held by some individuals/groups of people to cause mayhem within the communities.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Patrick Kehinde Longer since the report of the incident has been having meetings with Olobu of Ilobu, Oba Ashiru Olaniyan and other relevant stakeholders to appeal to their subjects to remain peaceful and not to take law into their hands as the Police Command will not relent until the circumstances is unraveled and suspect (s) are brought to book.
E-SIGNED
SP OPALOLA YEMISI OLAWOYIN, mnipr
Police Public Relations Officer
For: Commissioner of Police
Osun State Command, Osogbo