THE Osun State Police have brought a 40-year-old man, Saheed Kareem, before a Chief Magistrate Court in Osogbo, the state capital, on a 12-count allegation involving conspiracy, felony, attempted murder, and serious assault.
Kareem was believed to be one among the hoodlums that ambushed a police force stationed in the Ilobu and Ifon areas during a communal fight.
The thugs allegedly opened fire on the officers and set fire to their patrol vehicle.
The suspect was accused of conspiring with others at large to murder the Divisional Police Officer of Ilobu, SP Akanmu Adebowale, and six other police officers during the Ilobu and Ifon-Osun communal clashes that lasted from September 17 to October 4, 2023.
According to reports, seven security agents were injured to varied degrees, and while some were treated and released from the hospital, others were claimed to be still in the hospital.
The Police Prosecutor, ASP Elisha Olusegun, identified the other policemen that were shot as ASP Aborisade Oluyemi, Sgt. Adeleke Damilare, ASP Saidu Jimoh, Inspector Ake Gbenga, Cpl Makanjuola Omisore, and PC Rauf Sheriffdeen.
Kareem was also accused of attacking residents of the two communities during the land boundary dispute,
as the hoodlums set fire to several residences and establishments, and many residents were displaced as a result of the attack.
Following the conclusion of police investigations, the suspect was arraigned in an Osogbo Chief Magistrate Court on a 12-count charge.
