Osun Killings : We will Bring Perpetrators to Book – Govt.

Osun state government says it will stop at nothing to bring to book perpetrators of killings is some parts of the state.

A statement issued by the state commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, indicates that the killings resulting from cult killings are disturbing describing it as criminal.

It would be recalled that many lives were recently lost to cult clashes in areas like Ilesa and Ede.

Mrs Egbemode said government will stop at nothing to ensure those perpetrating violence are made to pay for their actions along with their sponsors.

Recall that the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, recently raised alarm over the spate of killings by hoodlums in the town, calling for urgent government intervention.

The statement assures residents of the State that the various security agencies of the State are working together to apprehend the perpetrators and deal with them according to the law.

The statement reads in part “The current spate of killings in Ilesha and Ede are cult-related, and the security architecture of the State has briefed the Governor. But as security strategies are not issues to be discussed in the media, the government cannot disclose details of what its operatives are doing.

“We urge for calm in the affected communities as efforts are on to smoke out the perpetrators of violence along with their sponsors.

“Let us also emphasize here that cultism is a criminal offence, and the security apparatus as well as the Judiciary will enforce the law to the letter to deal with anybody found culpable in the violence going on in Ilesha and Ede, or any other part of the State.

“Intelligence reports also show that those funding these activities are the reason the cultists are emboldened.

“This is a final warning, especially to parents and guardians, to rein in their wayward wards and children before the law catches up with them.

“Governor Adegboyega Oyetola will spare no effort or expense to protect Osun, and cultists will not be allowed to set up their violent shops here”, the statement read.

Abiodun Adeoye