Abuja lawyer petitions IGP over reported political killings in Osun

An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has petitioned the Inspector General of Police IGP, Tunde Disu praying the constabulary authorization to intervene successful the ongoing incessant killings successful Osun State by governmental thugs.

The lawyer who expressed interest implicit the incidental pleaded passionately with the constabulary brag to deploy his tactical unit to the authorities to enactment an extremity to the unprovoked killings.

In the petition delivered to the IGP, Thursday at the Force Headquarters successful Abuja, Olajengbesi noted with regret that the killings posed an tremendous menace to nationalist safety, antiauthoritarian governance, and the credibility of the  August 15 governorship election.

Olajengbesi drew the attraction of the IGP to the signifier of election-related violence, which according to him, has resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of guiltless lives, injuries to respective citizens, demolition of spot and wide fearfulness crossed assorted communities successful Osun State.

He accused the Osun State Police Command of being complacent and unconcerned successful the killings contempt respective reports lodged to the Command and demanded the redeployment of the Police Commissioner out...