Osun NURTW chief denies involvement in plot to kill Adeleke’s son and requests police protection

The acting chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State, Kazeem Oyewale, has denied accusations that he tried to kill the son of the state governor, Adebayo Adeleke, who is popularly known as B‑Red.

A statement issued by Osun State Commissioner for Information Kolapo Alimi claimed that B‑Red survived an assassination attempt and linked the incident to hoodlums allegedly led by Oyewale, also referred to as Asiri Eniba.

Alimi added that the episode occurred in the Oke‑Fia area, a few metres from the Osun Government House.

During a press interview in Osogbo on Monday, Oyewale, who said he would consider legal action, described the government’s allegations as false.

Oyewale, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Osun State, appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Inspector‑General of Police Olatunji Disu for protection for himself and his supporters against what he called harassment by government officials.

“I want to call the attention of President Bola Tinubu, the IGP and Nigerians. They should come to my aid because the governor and Kolapo Alimi (Commissioner for Information) have called for my arrest over untrue allegations, and they are even threatening me.

“Those after me killed my younger brother in November 2022, and they have not released the corpse to us till today. This is another election cycle in Osun State.

“They have been trailing me and want to kill me. They are lying against me, making claims that they cannot substantiate, among which is the allegation that I want to kill the governor’s son.

“They killed my younger brother and now they are alleging that I am behind the destruction of billboards. It does not sound logical. I don’t know anything about these allegations. This is the style they adopted in 2022. I am a member of the APC. What is my business with Accord? Any time something goes wrong within their party, they will blame me for it.”

He urged his “followers and supporters not to entertain fear because nothing will happen to them. They used the style of indiscriminate arrest of NURTW members in 2022, but it can’t happen again. That is why they have embarked on a campaign of calumny against my personality.”