The Osun State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Osun Police Command have disagreed over the claimed attack on the convoy of Rauf Aregbesola. DAILY POST reports.

According to DAILY POST, giving the assurance via a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Atanda Olabisi on Monday, the Osun NSCDC Commandant, Emmanuel Ocheja, who noted that the corps would continue to render excellent and all-inclusive security services in the State, added that this was in line with the statutory mandates and functions of the corps.

Ocheja also stressed that professionalism and impartiality will be the watchword of the NSCDC at all times during its operations. Information Guide Nigeria

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While acknowledging that earlier in the evening, the convoy of Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior was attacked by political thugs in Osogbo, he explained that security details attached to him were able to disperse them and bring about normalcy to the area.

On its part, the Osun State Police Command has also described the shooting by the Minister’s convoy as conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.

In a press release signed by Yemisi Opalola, the Command Police Public Relations Officer and made available to DAILY POST, Tuesday morning, the Command revealed that normalcy has since returned to the area and the situation is under close monitoring.

According to the press release, “The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola was moving in a convoy of personnel of NSCDC, correctional service, immigration as well as some unidentified armed people suspected to be political thugs along Orisunbare/MDS Road, Osogbo. Suddenly, some of the security escorts of the minister started shooting sporadically into the air without any provocation nor attack”. jamb results