Gov. Adeleke To IGP: “If My Son commits Crime, Arrest Him, He Will Learn His Lesson”

By Ayodele Oni 

The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has revealed that the Osun State Commissioner told him the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke is harbouring some wanted criminals at the Government House.

The IGP stated that he heard that the Osun State government is allegedly shielding some criminal suspects in the Government House.

The IGP stated this on Friday during a meeting with the Governor at the Government House  Osogbo.

Disu said he has received briefings that Adeleke and some people are not happy about the workings of the State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan.

“If I tell you, Sir, that I have not had complaints, I have lied, and I will explain everything to you one by one, Sir.

“I have heard that you are not happy, and some people are not happy with the Commissioner of Police for this reason and that reason,” the IGP said.

He, however, said the Commissioner of Police also briefed him on how some suspected criminals were being hidden at the Government House.

“He, too, has briefed me. He briefed me that some suspects he is looking for are hibernating in the Government House. I looked at that. If that is true, why should suspects be in the Government House?”

The IGP added that he has told the Commissioner of Police how to go about the situation.

“I have heard that this party and that party are hibernating suspected criminals.”

In his response, Governor Adeleke, declared that he does not condone crime and that the police are free to arrest anyone causing trouble in the state.

Adeleke,said, “If you see any of my people that committed a crime, arrest them. If it is my son who committed a crime, arrest him, let him learn his lesson, and that is what I am saying in front of the IGP.”

He, however, warned against what he described as “games” in the police, citing the alleged transfer of an officer who arrested a suspect in the killing of a 14-year-old boy in Ilobu.

“But for you to be playing all these games and everything like that, the person that they killed, a 14-year-old boy in Ilobu, because the police officer did a good job under the directive of the Inspector General of Police and arrested the suspect that killed the boy, you transfer the officer.”

The Governor said he was happy the IGP has pledged to stamp out indiscipline, but stressed that the police must do the right thing.

“I am glad the Inspector General of Police is here today, and he has said it openly that he will not tolerate any act of indiscipline, and he has given you a warning that you will not tolerate crime. That is why I am happy.

“If you change tomorrow, I will continue to cooperate with the Police. Police is our friend. We are not fighting the Police, but you have to do right.”