Toba Adedeji: Halt All Police-Related Activities — Osun NUJ To Members

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council, has directed its members to put the coverage of activities of the Nigeria Police, Osun State Command on hold following a statement by the command over the shooting of Toba Adedeji, The Nation Newspaper, Osun Correspondent.

A statement by the Chairman of the Union, Wasiu Ajadosu and Secretary, Bukola Elufadejin condemned the impenitent statement made by the command, adding that the import of the statement did not indicate any regret over the barbaric act.

The union added that the command’s statement was not better than a threat to journalists in the state and failed to mention that the policeman who shot Toba Adedeji would be identified, arrested and prosecuted.

According to the statement, the union lamented, it meant that since Toba is hale and healthy, the officer no longer committed any crime.

The statement which noted that the union would not rest on its oars until justice is served in Toba Adedeji’s case maintained its stance on the immediate redeployment of the State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode.

It insisted that it could no longer condole gross indiscipline of men and officers of the command under the supervision of the State Commissioner of Police, who under his watch not less than four lawful citizens of the state had been allegedly killed by officers of the Command in the last three months.

The statement, therefore, called on journalists in the state to remain resolute as the union would do everything that is constitutionally possible to seek justice for the affected journalist.

The Correspondent of Nation Newspaper, Toba Adedeji, was shot on Tuesday while covering a protest over the alleged killing of Abiola Afolabi by officers of Nigeria police, Osun State Command.