Osun Governor’s Aide Allegedly Kidnaps Self to Extort Govt, Police Probing Matter
• APC accuses accused of plot to blackmail Tinubu’s govt, seeks thorough police probe Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo An aide to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Shakirulahi Babatunde, has
Shakirulahi Babatunde, an aide to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, has been accused of allegedly kidnapping himself in order to extort the state government. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Babatunde of plotting to blackmail the Tinubu's government, calling for a thorough police investigation. The APC's spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, stated that the Osun State Police Command is currently investigating the incident and has debunked rumors that top officials in the Adeleke-led administration are working to pressure the police into dropping the case.
According to Rasheed, the Chief of Staff and other state officials did not try to prevent the police from investigating the matter, and there is no truth to the claim that they offered bribes to the police. The matter was reported to the Anti Kidnapping Squad of Osun State Police Command, which took action, and Babatunde confessed to the crime upon his arrest.
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