Just In: Reinstated Council Chairman Gunned Down in Osun, Details Emerge

• Remi Abbas, one of the reinstated council chairmen in Osun state, has been killed while on the move to enforce the Court of Appeal judgment
• Abbas, the chairman of the Irewole local government area in Osun, was one of the victims of numerous attacks across the councils in the state
• The reinstated APC chairmen attempted to resume on February 17, 2025, after the Court of Appeal judgement but were resisted by PDP officials

Ikire, Osun - Remi Abbas, the council chairman of the Irewole local government who was recently reinstated by the Court of Appeal judgement, has been gunned down in front of the council while trying to enforce the verdict reinstating him.

Governor Ademola Adeleke and his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, have been at loggerheads over the judgement. Oyetola is the current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, representing Osun state in President Bola Tinubu's cabinet.

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APC members storm Osun LGs

In the early hours of Monday, February 17, All Progressives Congress (APC) members stormed the local government secretariats across the state to take over with the verdict of the Court of Appeal.

At the Irewole local government in Ikire, the APC members converged around the secretariat with the move to take over but were reportedly ambushed by some armed hoodlums.

Abbas, who was part of the reinstated chairmen, was said to have been shot and killed by the perpetrators who dragged his remains to the front of the secretariat.

According to The Nation, a gruesome video showed the chairman on the ground after his death, as people nearby wailed in grief.

Osun attacks: PDP said two members died

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through the state's commissioner for government affairs and protocols, Soji Ajeigbo, said that two members of the ruling party were shot dead.

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Also, The Punch reported that a former aide to the immediate past governor Oyetola, Jamiu Olawumi, claimed that some councillors of the APC were killed as they planned to resume.

Speaking on the matter, the spokesperson of the Osun state police command, Yemisi Olalola, said all these cases were still under investigation.

The political crisis rocking Osun state has taken a new dimension as Governor Adeleke seeks re-election in 2026.

Similarly, Oyetola, who only served as one-term governor, is also seeking to return to power in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

Adeleke asked Tinubu to caution his nephew

Legit.ng also previously reported that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to warn his nephew, former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, about any alleged attempts to cause mayhem amid political tensions.

Ademola accused Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola of plotting a scheme from Monday, February 17, 2025. The governor alleged that Oyetola issued illegal directives to security operatives because he is the nephew of President Tinubu.

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Adeleke made the serious allegations while addressing journalists at the Government House, Osogbo, the state capital. The governor alleged that Oyetola had concluded an arrangement to cause mayhem in Osun state but warned that acts like that would not be allowed.

Source: Legit.ng