Osun Accord Rejects Police Meeting, Calls for Arrest of Alleged APC Thugs

The Osun State chapter of the Accord party has turned down an invitation to a meeting arranged by the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan.

Accord also stated that it will not cooperate with the police until those accused of attacking and killing its members are brought to justice.

State chairman Pastor Victor Akande made the announcement in a statement released on Monday. He accused the Osun State Police Command of ignoring a series of violent assaults on Accord members and supporters throughout the state.

According to Akande, “The police invited members of the party’s state executive to a meeting scheduled for Monday, but the invitation, which was received late on Sunday, did not state the purpose of the gathering.”

He said the invitation arrived at a time when the police had allegedly failed to investigate or prosecute individuals linked to attacks on Accord members, describing the proposed meeting as “an attempt for a photo opportunity on the pains and injuries of Accord members.”

“Our members have suffered repeatedly due to negligence, criminal collusion and the unwillingness of law enforcement to act. We lost our youth leader in Ikire. Up till now, no single arrest has been made,” Akande added.

The Accord chairman alleged that the party’s billboards were destroyed by suspected APC supporters, yet no arrests were made by the police. He also said several members and sympathisers were injured during separate attacks in Osogbo and Ede.

“The Osun APC in broad daylight attacked several Accord members, shooting sporadically across the state capital and Ede. Seven people, mostly Accord sympathisers, were seriously injured,” he stated.

Akande also accused armed thugs allegedly affiliated with the APC of terrorising residents in various towns across Osun State, claiming the police had failed to stop their activities despite supposedly knowing their identities and locations.

He alleged that a 14‑year‑old, Ezekiel Olapade, was killed on Sunday in the presence of police officers, with no arrest made as of the time the statement was released.

“We therefore find it difficult to honour invitations from the police commissioner until he does the needful. We charge him to act professionally and enforce fair policing,” Akande added.