The Osun State Police Command has stated that the news making the rounds that Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti escaped being abducted, is false.
The Command revealed that Fayose, as he attempted to make a U-turn, was involved in a lone minor accident along the expressway.
News had made the round on Tuesday that Fayose narrowly escaped death by the whiskers from unknown gunmen along the Ife-Ibadan highway on Monday, August 29, 2022.
In a statement signed by Yemisi Opalola, the spokesperson of the command, made available on Tuesday evening, the Command disclosed that no such incident was reported in any part of the State.
While explaining that the Command had contacted Isaac Fayose
to get first hand information about what transpired, Opalola enjoined members
of the public to report any complaints or incidents to the nearest police
station and not on the pages of social media.
According to her, “It has come to the knowledge of the
Command the circulation of a report on social media indicating that, ‘Isaac
Fayose, the younger brother to the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele
Fayose narrowly escaped death by the whiskers from gunmen attacks along
Ife-Ibadan Highway, on August 29, 2022.
“In the same vein, the Command has contacted Mr Isaac Fayose
and he has narrated what really happened that while he was on transit from
Ekiti to Lagos State, at a point after Asejire Dam, towards Ibadan, he saw some
travelers make a U-turn for fear of being attacked by presumed armed robbers
and in his own attempt to make a U-turn, he had a minor accident.
“He stated further that he did not see the purported
kidnappers, neither was anyone injured nor abducted from the scene.
“Meanwhile, CP urges members of the public to take time to
verify the authenticity of whatever information they receive via the social
media before circulating and make proper report of any incident to the nearest
police station in the state or call these numbers: 08067788119 (PPRO Osun),
08039537995, 08123823981, 08075872433 (control room).”
Opalola reiterated that the Police Commissioner had assured
that the Command would not relent in their efforts to ensure that the citizens
of the State were safe and their property secured.
She also assured that travelers plying the various routes in
the State were safe.
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