Police release Osun SSG after controversial arrest

Arrest over alleged vote buying PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Osun State Police Command on Wednesday arrested Mr Igbalaye and five other persons following a raid on his residence in the Oroki Estate area of Osogbo over alleged vote merchandising.” “We sincerely appreciate the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, for listening to the voice of reason despite pressure and for responding to the people’s demand regarding the unlawful arrest of the Secretary to the State Government,” Mr Olajengbesi wrote in a Facebook post.

The police in Osun State on Thursday released the Secretary to the Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, after controversially arresting him alongside five others on Wednesday over unsubstantiated vote-buying allegation.