The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has interfaced together with his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over a report of alleged deportation of Osun indigenes from Lagos to Ilesa space of the state.
An internet platform had on Saturday printed a narrative about a number of luxurious buses which conveyed tons of of youths and dropped them off at a location inside Ilesa.
The medium additionally reported that the youths have been allegedly rounded up from Ajah, TBS and Island areas of the state and gathered them inside an uncompleted constructing on the Makoko police station earlier than shifting them to a forest in Ilesha city in Osun State
In an announcement, Adeleke by means of his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Monday, stated he confirmed the report by means of an investigation workforce set as much as affirm the veracity of the story by the state authorities.
Adeleke stated the state workforce reported that eyewitness accounts confirmed the dropping of the youths in a number of luxurious buses by a workforce suspected to be from Lagos State.
“The state’s report confirmed that the youths have been systematically dropped at Ilesa-Akure Categorical junction, Breweries; Ilesa – Ibodi – Iginla to Ife Categorical junction; Osun Ankara Categorical junction; Imelu Categorical junction; and Iperindo Categorical junction.”
In his interplay with the Lagos State Governor on the incident, Governor Adeleke additionally expressed shock on the improvement.
He urged Governor Sanwoolu to look into the matter and put an finish to it if the report is true.
“I spoke with my brother, Governor Sanwo-Olu on the matter. He too was stunned and he denied ever authorizing any such motion.
“Governor Sanwoolu has promised a right away investigation to unravel the info of the scenario. The Lagos workforce will replace us as shortly as potential.
“I’m subsequently directing our safety businesses in Osun to mount surveillance in and round Ilesa to trace the deported youths and their locations.
“I’ll replace our folks on this improvement. I urge residents to be calm whereas the safety businesses perform surveillance.”
