Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to urgently arrest and prosecute the recently dethroned Alawo of Awo, Mr. Taiwo Abdulrasaq Adegboye, and five others over alleged forgery of selection documents in respect of stool of Alawo in Osun State.

According to a statement by the Media Unit of Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), the five others are Hamzat Abidoye Gboyelade, Abiola F. Olambintan, M A. Akinade, Aina Adelu and Adiyeloja were allegedly involved in the said forgery of selection documents.

CHRSJ, in a Petition letter dated 26th of April, 2022 and signed by its Assistant General Secretary (AGS), Pastor Michael Agaasi, and forwarded to Inspector-General Police boss, IGP Baba Usman Alkali, with copies made available to newsmen, called for immediate intervention of IGP Alkali by arresting the aforementioned persons and subsequent prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction.

News Express recalls that on 8th of August, 2022, the Court of Appeal, Akure Judicial Division, removed Taiwo Abdulrasaq Adegboye from the stool of Alawo by declaring Adegboye as an impostor and as well declared Adegboye’s appointment as new Alawo of Awo as illegal, null and void.

The Appellate Court also lambasted the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Femi Akande, for misleading Gboyega Oyetola’s Government to involve in contemptuous action by referring to them as contemnor over illegal appointment of Taiwo Adegboye on September 13th, 2021, during the pendency of the CA/AK/58/2021 on HOS/84/2020, saying they were dangerously poking fingers into the eyes of the Rule of Law.

However, Taiwo Adegboye had filed a Notice of Appeal and equally filed for “Stay of Execution” before the same Court of Appeal to nullify their earlier judgement of flagrant disobedience to Preservative order of the lower Court to maintain ‘Status Quo’ pending the hearing and determination of the Suit N0: HOS/84/2020.

CHRSJ, in its petition stated that "the alleged suspects had acted in contrary to sections 15(5),24(a),172,209, and Fifth schedule, Part I(1,8,9,11(1),12,13) and 18(1,3,6,7) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, in consonance with Part II(15) of the amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“As a human rights organization with respect for the rule of law and also stipulated in the amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and criminal code that the criminal action could be instituted against any committer at anytime except those elected into the executive position in the country where they are covered by the Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution pending the time of expiration of holding such an office.”