The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has accused the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of complicity in the reported death of Eluyera Kolade in Ikire.
Kolade, the son of the Accord Party’s Women Leader for Irewole Local Government, was allegedly murdered near Onireke Mosque by suspected political thugs in an attack that the TICC claims represents a deadly escalation of political violence in the state.
In a statement signed by the Campaign’s spokesperson Pelumi Olajengbesi, the council expressed deep alarm over the incident, noting that it followed several ignored security reports regarding the harassment and abduction of Accord Party members in the area.
The TICC alleged that despite intelligence alerts lodged with the Divisional Police Headquarters and the Area Commander, no decisive action was taken to prevent the violence.
The council characterized the unfolding situation as a direct threat to constitutional democracy and public peace, suggesting that the violence stems from the APC’s frustration over its perceived rejection by the Osun electorate.
The council officially called upon the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to launch a comprehensive and independent investigation into the killing.
The statement emphasized the need to identify and prosecute all sponsors and collaborators involved in the attack, regardless of their political status.
The council further urged security agencies to strengthen their presence in Irewole Local Government and other sensitive areas to prevent further breakdown of law and order or retaliatory violence.
While extending condolences to the family of the deceased and the leadership of the Accord Party, the TICC maintained that Osun State must not be dragged into a state of anarchy by desperate political actors.
The council asserted that the people of the state should be allowed to exercise their constitutional rights without fear of intimidation, insisting that justice for Eluyera Kolade must be manifest and unquestionable to preserve the state’s historical reputation for democratic civility.
