Five arrested as police probe assault on beer parlour owner in Osun

The Osun State Police Command has arrested 5 suspects successful transportation to an alleged battle and affray incidental astatine Ori-Eru junction, Iwo.

The bid made this known successful a connection issued on Tuesday by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, connected behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Zungura, pursuing reports circulating connected societal media alleging constabulary inaction successful the matter.

According to the police, the reports were made by quality rights activistic Nurudeen Ibraheem successful collaboration with the children of the victim, Ibironke Arowolo.

The bid said a lawsuit of battle occasioning harm was initially reported astatine the Iwo Divisional Police Headquarters by Ayetimiyi Oluwakemi against Ajani Saheed.

Police said the lawsuit was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The investigation, according to the command, established that 2 factions of commercialized motorcyclists had been progressive successful a longstanding quality implicit customers astatine Ori-Eru Junction.

The constabulary said 1 faction was supported by Saheed, a 41-year-old edifice proprietor astatine the junction, portion the different was allegedly supported by Arowolo, who owns a brew parlour successful the aforesaid area.

The bid said the quality resurfaced connected Sept...