ABEOKUTA The Odofin and acting Oluwo of Ijeja land, Chief Sunday Oluwole has refuted the rumour going rounds that the death of the DPO Ibara is connected to the arrest of the community masquerade.
Chief Oluwole stated this while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta regarding the rumour, adding that the said DPO being a gentleman and friend of his community will be greatly missed.
“I want to use this opportunity to debunk the rumour going rounds that the death of the DPO attached to Ibara divisional police station is connected to the arrest our masquerade”
“DPO Dada is my personal friend, and he has been sick for the past three months. We were equally praying for his recovery before the unfortunate incident”
“All this rumour is the handwork of mischief makers who doesn’t want the peace and progress of Ijeja land. They want to cause unrest in the land and we will not allow them”
Chief Oluwole therefore appeal to the Ogun State police command to disregard the rumour, stressing that the elders and people of Ijeja land are law abiding and will do nothing inimical to the peaceful relationship that existed between them and the police.
He further stated that the masquerade itself has been reprimanded for going against the order of the Ogun State government on social distancing adding that the community commensurate with the police command on the lost of one of it’s finest officer.
Mainwhile, the Police public relations officer DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a release reteraited that the death of the DPO has no connection with the said incident.
According to the release, “The late DPO has been on sick bed for the past one month now battling with an ailment which later resulted to his untimely death. Contrary to what the mischief maker wanted the public to believe, the late DPO was not on duty when the said masequrade was arrested because he was in the hospital”
“The masequrade was arrested on Sunday 29th of March 2020 for violating the government directives while the DPO was on sick bed at Federal Medical Center idi Aba Abeokuta, until he breath his last, he was not even aware of the said masequrade arrest”
Oyeyemi said it will be ignorant of anyone to attribute his death to the arrest of the recalcitrant masequrade just to attract traffic to his or her blog.
He however noted that the mischievous information will not deter the police from carrying out its constitutional duty no matter who is involved, adding that if Pastors and Imams can be arrested for violating the government orders, anybody else can be arrested.
