…Speaker’s Spokesperson reacts to claim
The security operatives attached to the Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly have been alleged of brutalizing and assaulting a lawyer, Barrister Yusuf Adeshina, while attempting to execute a court order at Technical Area, opposite Landero Filling Station.
Adeshina, who narrated the ordeal said while executing court judgment for occupants of the land to vacate the premises, the Osun State Speaker arrived the scene he told them that he had spoken with the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) who instructed them to vacate the premises.
He said the security aides attached to the Speaker attacked him when the Speaker asked if he is mad for pointing fingers at him.
He said, “He shouted that we should leave the place, because those people were hailing him, I cautioned him that his action is not well guided, I gesticulate by pointing my fingers at him. He said I am mad for point finger at him, before I knew it, his aides including the security started beating me. He supervised the assault on myself and the court court bailiff.
“We went to execute order of the court this morning around Technical area opposite Landero filling station, we had a judgment of court and we were there as been directed by the court, the people on the land were already compiling with the order, some were already vacating the land.
“However, some of them said they know the Osun State Speaker and Dupe, they bragged that we cant do anything for them.
“Few minutes later, the Speaker arrived the scene with his convoy, he opposed to our action on the land. He told the policemen that I want including the bailiff to vacate the place and not to seal the place. He told the policemen and the civil defence corps at the scene that he had called one DCP and we must leave the place immediately.
“I approached him, I introduced myself that I am the lawyer, I told him that he is been misguided by those people at the place.
“He shouted that we should leave the place, because those people were hailing him, I cautioned him that his action is not well guided, I gesticulated by pointing my fingers at him. he said I am mad for point finger at him, before I knew it, his aides including the security started beating me. he supervised the assault on myself and the court bailiff.
“He told them to beat me very well,” he revealed.
Reacting, the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Osogbo branch condemned the incident.
The Chairman, NBA, Osogbo branch, Barrister Yemi Abiona described action of the Speaker on the legal practitioner as an insult and assault on the judiciary.
He said, “We condemn the action of the Speaker, it is impunity. For a lawyer and a bailiff who are executing court order to be assault and harassed by the head of an Arm of government,
“We are going to do everything possible to make sure that our right, that of our members and integrity of court is maintained, we cant be folding our arms and watch this recklessness and abuse of power,” he added.
However, Tiamiyu Olamide,
the Spokesperson to Osun State Speaker, said his principal never assaulted anyone at the scene of incident.
He said, “The speaker never assaulted anyone at the scene. The speaker was called this morning by some residents that some people were at their place to forcefully eject them from a land, he drove down to the scene, when he got there he was discussing with the leader of police officers at the operation.
“The Speaker called to a senior officer who is not at the scene and handed the phone to the officer on duty at the scene, after that they withdrew from the scene.
“After that, some of the occupants were trying to mob a guy and our chief detail took the man inside our car, so that they can’t touch him. They left with him to protect him and dropped him around State Government House so as to find his ways. It is a blatant lie, the Speaker never address any civilian.”
