APC demands arrest of fleeing Osun Amotekun Commandant over Akinlalu killings

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the arrest of the fleeing Commandant of the Osun State Amotekun Corps, Isaac Omoyele, over the alleged killings of residents in the Akinlalu community.
The Trust News reports that Amotekun operatives invaded the Akinlalu market square, killing three members of the same family and another resident, while several others sustained gunshot injuries. Omoyele later claimed he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt — a claim the police dismissed.
On Wednesday, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) squad sealed Amotekun’s operational bases in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, and Ife Central, arresting over 25 operatives in connection with the incident.
Reacting to the development, APC, through its Director of Media, Chief Kola Olabisi, commended the IGP for his swift response to the killings and urged the police to ensure the arrest of the fleeing commander.
Olabisi said, “We commend the proactive approach of the Nigeria Police Force towards the investigation of the extra-judicial killings of ten innocent natives of Akinlalu, a town in the Ife North Local Government Area of the state, by the Amotekun corps.”
“The Commandant of the supposed peace-keeping Osun State-based para-military security service, Mr Omoyele, a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, who currently heads the corps, had earlier been indicted by the Osun State EndSARS Judicial Panel in 2020 for human rights violations and extra-judicial killings, with recommendations for his demotion and prosecution.”
He noted that the Amotekun outfit has been repeatedly accused of running illegal underground cells where citizens are allegedly tortured and unlawfully detained.
“The Osun Amotekun Commandant, a former Chief Security Officer to Governor Ademola Adeleke, is currently on the run to evade police interrogation over his alleged involvement in the Akinlalu massacre and the recent claim by Omoyele that he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by police operatives.”
He queried, “If Omoyele has no skeleton in his cupboard, why is he evading the police invitation by staging his attack on those he tagged as uniformed gunmen at the Kobongbogboe area of Osogbo, the state capital, about three days ago?
“Omoyele should explain to the discerning members of society why his phony attack coincided with the time he was invited by the Osun State Police Command to come forward with proof of his allegation of being attacked.
“Our own observation about the development is that Omoyele was only trying to be clever by half to escape investigation on a case he was said to be expressly complicit in.”
APC demanded, “We are imploring the Inspector-General of Police to delve into the matter and ensure that the armed political hoodlums who have been terrorising the people of the state under the nomenclature of Amotekun corps are diligently prosecuted and face the legal penalty that is commensurate with the offences committed.
The Police should intensify their dragnet for smoking out, without further delay, the Commandant of the Osun Amotekun corps, from anywhere he may be hiding.”