By Ajibola Adedoye
Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned in clear terms the untimely death of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye, son of His Royal Highness, Oba Tijani Akinloye, Sateru II. Prince Akinloye was gruesomely assassinated on Monday, August 26, 2024, in broad daylight on the ever busy Cheveron Drive along the Lekki axis of Lagos State.
Addressing journalists on Thursday, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, President of CHSR disclosed that, “According to reports, the deceased was waylaid by assailants who shot and macheted him to death.
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“While the motive of the assailants could only be ascertained after thorough police investigation, it is however imperative to emphasise that the manner of his death follow the pattern of the gruesome murder of Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami at Moba Town, adjacent Ajiran on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. It should be in public interest for the police to prioritise the investigation of the assassination of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye and the earlier incident involving Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami to ascertain the immediate and remote causes considering concerns and fears elicited amongst the native inhabitants and cross sections of residents of Ojomu community of Ajiran land, Lagos.
“It must be reiterated that the killers of Mr. Sherrif Ishola Salami are yet to be investigated, apprehended and brought to book 16 months after the incident. In spite of the efforts by the family, the leadership of Ojomu community and our organisation to get the police to conduct investigation and unearth the immediate and remote circumstances surrounding the assassination, there has been deliberate attempt by the police authorities in Lagos to cover up.
“It would however be recalled that we had, in our previous press briefings on the death of Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami, alerted the police and the Lagos State Government of the grave implications of allowing murderers escape justice through mute indifference or complicity by inactions and deliberate equivocation. Murderers are encouraged and emboldened by the failure of the state to ensure that victims get justice.
“We are therefore compelled to ask: What’s the Police and the Lagos State Government up to this time around?
“The assassination of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye should, no doubt, be deemed callous, wanton and unacceptable in a sane society under the rule of law.
“We therefore wish to again re-assert our earlier position that no citizen should be allowed to suffer double jeopardy as victim of senseless killings by a group of individuals who consider themselves untouchable or too connected to be apprehended and brought to book by the law enforcement agencies.
“As a group fighting for the rights of the masses, we are demand prompt and transparent investigations into the assassination of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye. It’s high time the police let Nigerians know why it has not investigated the murder of Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami sixteen months after the incident.
“We call on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. kayode Egbetokun and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to openly condemn the assassination of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye and order that full investigation should be conducted by officers of high integrity that would not be compromised.
“We wish to maintain that only unbiased and transparent investigation can unravel the killers of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye and those connected with the assassination of Mr. Sherrif Ishola Salami.
“Finally, we wish to call on the media to join forces with us and other public-spirited individuals as well as groups to demand full investigations into the murders of two sons of Ojomu communities in Lagos.”
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