Osun Police Confirm Release of SSG Teslim Igbalaiye

The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the release of the Secretary to the Osun State Government (SSG), Chief Teslim Igbalaiye, following his arrest and detention after a police raid on his residence in Osogbo

Igbalaiye was arrested on Wednesday alongside five other individuals during an operation carried out by the state police command. The police had earlier explained that one of those apprehended at the SSG’s residence, Oladele Abiodun, was on its watchlist over alleged criminal offences.

Announcing the SSG’s release, the spokesperson for the Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, commended the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police in Osun State for what he described as their decision to heed the people’s call for justice.

“We sincerely appreciate the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, for listening to the voice of reason despite pressure and for responding to the people’s demand regarding the unlawful arrest of the Secretary to the State Government, Chief Igbalaiye Teslim.

“The Nigerian Police Force best serves the nation when it stands against oppression and upholds justice and the rule of law. Welcome back, Chief Igbalaiye Teslim. Your courage and sacrifice for the people of Osun State will not be forgotten. Our SSG is out, back and solid,” Olajengbesi stated.

The spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, also confirmed to journalists in Osogbo that Igbalaiye had been released.

The police, however, have not disclosed whether investigations into the circumstances surrounding the raid and the other suspects arrested during the operation will continue.