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Osun: Oyetola orders probe of death of citizen allegedly caused by SARS

David Adenekan
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Adegboyega Oyetola, Osun State governor

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has charged the Nigeria Police Force to immediately launch an extensive investigation into the circumstances and events that led to the reported death of a citizen, following an alleged chase of a vehicle by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Osogbo, the state capital.

The governor expressed shocked over the tragedy and the disruption that followed the unfortunate incident which occurred on Tuesday.

The state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, in a statement made available to FrontPage, said the governor was deeply disturbed by the sad event, hence his call on the state command of the police to get to the bottom of the matter.

The statement reads in part: “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 Nigeria Police Force 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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