By Daniel Ayantoye
The Oyo State Police Command has launched investigation into the alleged attack of a resident, Emmanuel Jesugbemi by some unidentified police officers.
This disclosure was made in a statement made available to NATIONAL TELESCOPE on Friday, October 8, 2021 by the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP. Adewale Osifeso.
The statement added that the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP Ngozi Onadeko, has reassured residents of her commitment to ensure justice is served in the state regardless of the status of those involved in the alleged attack.
According to her, “Preliminary investigations have revealed the alleged culprit identified by the Victim does not serve under Oyo State Command but was rather in the jurisdiction on other yet to be specified duties.”
The statement read in full, “The attention of the Oyo State Police Command was on Thursday 07/10/2021 drawn to a 1minute 50 seconds video made by one Emmanuel Jesugbemi, ‘m’, alleging that he was at gunpoint, robbed off his handset and cash to the tune of N150,000 (One hundred and fifty thousand naira) by rogue Police Operatives, purportedly attached to the Command around Apata area, under Ido LGA in Ibadan.
“It is worthy to note that the Command frowns at this serious misconduct and wishes to intimate members of public that the matter was immediately escalated through an investigative inquiry setup by the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, CP Ngozi Onadeko fdc upon its receipt.
“Preliminary investigations have revealed the alleged culprit identified by the victim does not serve under Oyo State Command but was rather in the jurisdiction on other yet to be specified duties.
“Furthermore, investigations are in top gear to apprehend all the officers involved in the unpleasant actions of Thursday 07/10/2021 for their various involvements with the assurances of adequate sanctions meted out on all guilty parties upon recommendations from the Investigation panel.
“The Commissioner however urged members of the public to remain calm adding that no offender(s) would on any account be indulged to evade deserved justice regardless of status or affiliations.”
