Gov Adeleke’s Security Adviser Says Moses Lohor Who Allegedly Shot Alowonle Will Face Charges, ‘Disciplinary Hearing’…Urges Calm

Sequel to the tense moments that were recorded in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, after the arrest of Osun State Park Manager, Mr. Wakeel Nurudeen, who is popularly called Alowonle, on Monday night, the state government has called for calm.

Alowonle was arrested by cops attached to the anti-kidnapping unit of  the state  Police Command on Monday night while illegal firearms were reportedly found in his possession

Governor Ademola Adeleke  on Wednesday  called for peace to allow the authorities to investigate and deliver justice on ‘the attempted murder of Mr Alowonle Iyanda, the state motor transport system chairman’.

The governor particularly pleaded with transport workers  in the state not to take laws into their hands and allow the state and federal authorities to address the issue for justice to prevail.

The governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that Adeleke has gotten in touch with the Inspector General of Police adding that immediate actions have been directed by the police authorities to bring to book those who shot the State Park Management System chairman.

‘I call on Osun transport workers to maintain peace and not to take laws into their own hands. I have acted on this sad incident. I spoke with the Police Chief, and I had a closed -door meeting with the Commissioner of Police. Justice will be served.

We will not allow agents of violence to destroy the peace and stability of our dear state. Do not be provoked to violence. Go about your normal duties while we handle this serious threat to the peace of our state’ the governor was quoted as saying.

The statement also added that the governor’s Special Adviser on Security, Samuel Ojo Esq also disclosed that the Inspector General of Police has ordered immediate arrest and prosecution of Head of Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad in Osun State, Moses Lohor and members of his team for attempted murder.

He made this disclosure after a closed- door meeting between the governor and the Commissioner of Police.

Moses Lohor had reportedly shot Alowonle in the abdomen at the police station after his arrest and he is said to be currently on life support at the Intensive Care Unit of the Osun State Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.

Mr Ojo added that the police authorities frowned at Moses’ actions describing this as unprofessional, illegal, unauthorized, and against operational code.

He added that Moses and his men are about to be moved to Abuja this morning.

‘We can confirm that the police authorities at the highest level have acted decisively on this matter. A clear punitive directive was issued by the IG. Mr Governor has directed we follow up to ensure that justice is served’ Mr Ojo  was quoted as saying.

Recall that the State Government had in separate statement on Tuesday raised the alarm and condemned the shooting of Comrade Iyanda Alowonle ‘over a domestic matter’.

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‘Video clips of Alowonle in handcuffs and under interrogation circulating in the media space dispelled any excuse that the park chairman was trying to escape. The fact that he was shot in the abdomen as video from his hospital bed confirmed proved that he was shot at close range with intent to eliminate him.

Interactions between the  governor’s Special Adviser on Security Matters, Mr Samuel Ojo and the Head of Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Moses Lohor provided direct proof that the incident was premeditated to murder Mr Alowonle.

We also note that the issue that generated the purported arrest was a civil matter, not criminally related to have warranted the involvement of Mr Moses Lohor, the head of the Anti-Kidnapping squad except for the repeat of a recent pattern of police harassment of officials of the state government on partisan motivation.

The programmed attempted murder of Mr Alowonle is just one in the series of shootings and attacks on officials of the state by the head of anti-kidnapping squad who regularly acted with impunity and who has not hidden his vow to eliminate supporters of the state government.

As we summon several meetings to calm frayed nerves today, we struggle hard to stop reprisal attacks against police establishments across the state due to what the public now see as police partisan conduct in breach of the law.

As we regret a situation in which law enforcers are becoming threat to peace and stability of the state, the state government therefore demands the Inspector General of Police and the National Security Adviser to take judicious note of the increasing breach of state peace by the hostile conduct of some police officers who now shot at innocent civilians and suspects at will.

We call for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mr Moses Lohor, the Head of the Anti- Kidnapping Squad for his willful act of attempted murder.

We demand police impartiality and commitment to rule of law without fixation on partisan considerations;

We also call the attention of the National Security Adviser to the increasing threat to peace in Osun state amidst threat to unleash violence ahead of 2026 election

We call on the Inspector General of Police to rise to the occasion and abandon any signal that may portray him as acting against Osun peace and stability’ the statement concluded.

In the meanwhile, Osun State Transport Management System(OSTMS), has announced the suspension of commercial transport activities across the state beginning from Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

 OSTMS Secretary, Alhaji Mukaila Popoola in a statement on Tuesday directed motor parks across the state to suspend activities in solidarity with their Chairman who was arrested and shot in police custody.

All commercial drivers in the state were also asked  to  gather at Olaiya Junction , Osogbo this morning  where they will be addressed.

The statement also called on the Inspector General of Police to ensure that Superintendent of police, SP Moses Lohor is brought to book.

‘It is clear that it was an attempt to take the life of our chairman, the reports we gathered stated that SP Moses Lohor aimed his gun directly at Comrade Alowonle with the intention to kill him.

We are using this medium to tell the Inspector General of Police that nothing must happen to our Chairman and SP Moses Lohor must be apprehended and made to face the law.

I call on our members across the state to boycott their transport activities and gather at Olaiya Junction in Osogbo tomorrow Wednesday the 20th of November for a solidarity walk and address.

I must not fail to thank the governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the  governor’s Chief of Staff , Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye and the Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Sesan Oyedele for standing by us through this difficult time’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com   Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you.