Osun Guber: Adeleke’s campaign council petitions NHRC over reinstatement of CP after transfer

With little than 2 weeks to the Osun State governorship election, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s run team, the Imole Campaign Council, has lodged a ailment with the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, alleging extended quality rights abuses, politically motivated arrests and misuse of constabulary authority.

The run assembly has called connected the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, to support impartiality before, during and aft the election. Additionally, it urged President Bola Tinubu to guarantee that information agencies are not utilized arsenic tools for governmental intimidation.

Speaking to the property soon aft submitting their petition astatine the NHRC office successful Abuja on Monday, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the spokesperson for the Imole Campaign Council, accused the constabulary of specifically targeting the governor’s supporters successful the lead-up to the election.

He stated that galore run supporters person been arrested and held successful constabulary custody crossed the federation without immoderate lawful grounds.

“This morning, we approached the National Human Rights Commission to formally item what we comprehend arsenic a reckless usurpation of quality rights occurring successful Osun State, simply owed to the impending election.

“We question assurance from the Inspector-General of Police to the Nigerian populace, peculiarly the residents of Osun State, that ...