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Osun State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Mayowa Anjorin
By OLAJIDE IDOWU
The Police Command in Osun has released the state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Mayowa Anjorin, arrested over alleged shooting at a political procession in Ilesa on Saturday.
The spokesperson for the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the release to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.
Ojelabi said: “The commissioner has been released. He was released around 1.00 p.m. on bail.
“The Amotekun operative arrested alongside the commissioner and the gun found with him (the Amotekun operative) are still with us.
“However, investigation is still ongoing on the matter.”
NAN reports that the police arrested Anjorin over alleged shooting, which took place at a political procession in Ilesa.
According to a statement by Ojelabi, suspected armed men, in a government vehicle allegedly alighted and fired into the vicinity of an ongoing political procession in Ilesa.
He added that the armed men were reportedly dressed as personnel of the Osun State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps.
He said three persons sustained gunshot injuries during the incident and that they were taken to the hospital for medical attention. (NAN)
