From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The former spokesperson of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has called on the Inspector General of Police to immediately investigate an allegation by the Osun State Government that he (Basiru) imported unauthorized policemen to cause violence in the state.
The former legislator in a petition by his counsel, Othuke Aso, dated 20th June 2023, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Friday, urged the IGP to launch a thorough investigation into the allegation pressed against him by the state government.
The letter was titled: “Allegation of invasion of Osun state with unauthorized police operatives by Senator Ajibola Basiru with intent to destabilize the state by the Osun state government – Request for a thorough invention.”
The letter reads: “We were reliably informed by our client that on Monday, the 19th June 2023, the Spokesperson to the Governor of Osun State, one Olawale Rasheed (08039134578) issued a statement wherein he accused our client and the Nigerian Police Force of importing unauthorized policemen into Osun State to create confusion, mayhem and destabilize the peace and stability of the state.
“The statement further alleged that our client had submitted a list of top leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and Osun state government for arrest on trumped-up charges.
“In recent times, the State Government of Osun under Mr. Jackson Adeleke has been propagating false allegations against our client and other leaders of AC in Osun to instigate-incite inciting the public against them.
“We consider these baseless, irresponsible, and provocative statements as a serious criminal allegation calculated to instigate physical attacks against our client and other members of the APC in Osun State.
“It is against this background that we consider these allegations weighty enough to warrant a thorough investigation by the Nigerian Police who in this instance was specifically mentioned and subtly referred to by the Osun State Government to be in cahoots with our client to destabilize Osun State.
“This investigation, as stated by our client, is necessary to allay the fear that might have been created in the minds of unsuspecting citizens of the State that the Nigerian Police is partisan and also that our client is a man given to violence.
“We, therefore, at the instance of our client, humbly request that you use your good office to direct an immediate investigation into this weighty allegation of a planned invasion of Osun State with unauthorized police operatives by our client,” the letter stated.