Osun News
Osun Looting: 69 Suspects Arraigned, Remanded In Prison.
OsunReporters News confirmed that the 69 suspected looters were arraigned at the Osun State High Court, Osogbo by Osun State Police Command.
The 69 suspects have been remanded in Ilesa Custodial Centre while eight suspects are still under investigation.
The suspects were charged to court over their involvement in the destructive invasion, vandalism and looting of public and private properties across the State.
The suspects appeared before Magistrates Ayilara Olusegun, Ajiboye B. O., Oloyede O. A. and Awodele M.O. on Friday, Monday and Tuesday.
OSUNREPORTERSN NEWS recalls, the Osun State Police Command announced last Tuesday that, it had made arrests in connection with the looting spree across the state, adding that investigations were ongoing on the suspects’ culpability.
According to the Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Security, Abiodun Ige, the 69 persons that were tried have been remanded at the Ilesa Custodian Centre, adding that those who embraced the State Government’s offer of amnesty were pardoned according to Governor Oyetola’s promise.
Ige also stated that the law enforcement agents are working with the government to further maintain peace and stability within the State.
Earlier, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola had promised amnesty to those who returned looted properties in their possession within a 72-hour time frame while those caught with looted items after the amnesty window closed would face the full might of the law.
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