Ogun State Police have summoned Rasheed Adeoye Adesanya, the Olisa of Ijebu-Ode and Otunba Jimi Lawal to appear at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for an interview on Thursday, regarding alleged bribery and financial inducement related to the Awujale stool selection.
This follows the state government’s suspension of the selection process due to security concerns and protests against alleged attempts to buy the throne.
In different letters addressed to the two, signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Gboyega Adeoye, said the invitation was a fact-finding one in pursuance of the investigative powers conferred on the Nigeria Police by the combined provisions of Section 214 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Section 4 (a) of the Police Act 2020.
Lawal who was a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was directed to appear before it on Wednesday, while Adesanya would appear on Thursday.
They were asked to come with their lawyers if they deemed it necessary.
“Your presence is therefore required to assist in advancing the course of Criminal Justice delivery and fairness,” the letter reads.
However, information had it that those invited could be more than two.
