The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke over the alleged extra-judicial killings of youths in Akinlalu, Ife North Local Government Area, by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps.
The party alleged that the state government had failed to address the killings, which occurred on September 30, the eve of Independence Day, and accused the governor of diverting public attention with claims over local government allocations.
In a statement signed by the Osun APC Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, the party said the people of Akinlalu were mourning the deaths of several young residents allegedly killed by Amotekun operatives.
According to the statement, the incident occurred when Amotekun operatives reportedly invaded Akinlalu community in retaliation for two pump-action guns allegedly snatched from their men by unknown persons.
Quoting the Osun State Police Command, the APC stated, “The members of the Western Security Network, also known as Amotekun, came in large numbers and invaded Akinlalu community with two official patrol and one private vehicle. During the invasion, they shot sporadically, causing serious bullet injuries on three persons.”
The police further confirmed that “three persons lost their lives during the shooting and their corpses were taken away by Amotekun operatives.”
The injured were identified as Adeagbo, 2-year-old Kadijat; 60-year-old Oke-Ila Oyebamiji; and 19-year-old Fayomi Toheeb.
Residents of Akinlalu reportedly denied claims by the Amotekun Corps that its operatives were ambushed by hoodlums, insisting that the town is peaceful and does not harbour criminals.
The APC, while expressing disappointment that Governor Adeleke had not taken action to ensure justice for the victims, alleged that the government instead mobilised its supporters to spread falsehoods about local government funds to divert attention from the killings.
The party said, “We are happy that the forged letter in circulation has failed to achieve its malicious intent, as informed members of the public are questioning its authenticity.”
It also accused the state government of diverting over ₦84 billion belonging to local governments, claiming that more than ₦60 billion had been spent on the Governor’s Office in the last three years.
The party further alleged that some key government officials had visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, headquarters over contract scandals and mismanagement of TETFUND and UBEC funds.
According to Olabisi, the APC will continue to serve as a responsible opposition at the state level while focusing on providing good governance at the grassroots, following the Court of Appeal judgment of February 10, 2025, which reinstated APC local government chairmen and councillors.
“The PDP government in Osun should come to terms with the reality that it is now the opposition at the local government level, while our party remains committed to serving the people responsibly until the end of our officials’ tenure in 2028,” he concluded.
DAILY POST reported on Tuesday that three persons were confirmed dead following an ambush on operatives of the Osun State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps.
It was gathered in a statement by the Amotekun spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu Abass, that the operatives were ambushed while responding to a distress call from Akinlalu, a community in the Ile-Ife area of the state.
During the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, the operatives engaged in a fierce exchange of gunfire with the hoodlums.
However, on Wednesday, October 1, the Osun State Police Command announced that it had launched a full-scale investigation into the violent clash between operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, and residents of Akinlalu community.
In a statement by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, and issued by the Command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, the police disclosed that information obtained from one Chief Oyebamiji Kamorudeen of Akinlalu indicated that the invasion by Amotekun Osun personnel was reportedly a retaliatory operation following the alleged snatching of two pump-action guns from operatives by unidentified persons.
In response to the conflicting accounts, CP Ibrahim Gotan ordered that the case be immediately transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, in Osogbo for a thorough and discreet investigation.
Akinlalu unrest: Osun APC knocks Gov Adeleke, accuses Amotekun of extra-judicial killings