Some Over Zealous Security Aides attached to the osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke attacked the Secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ogun state, Council, Comrade Bunmi Adigun on Friday 26th January,2024 at the 66th Birthday and Conferment of Chieftaincy title on the governor of Osun State, by Oba Adeyemi Adekeye, AbepaJoga Orile as the Baba Oba.
In a statement entitled HOW I WAS ATTACKED BY OSUN STATE GOVERNOR’S SECURITY AIDES written by the Victim, Bunmi Adigun ,a reporter working for Ogun state Television, OGTV with Video evidence of the harassment narrated that he was on an official duty at the ceremony where the unruly security personnel attached to the governor started attacking journalists at the event.
According to a short clip which was secretly recorded, the security operatives numbering about 8 were seen manhandling the journalist.
The attack, according to the clip, was conducted when the governor was already seated and the national anthem was going on.
The fully armed security aides, some of whom were hooded, included men of the Nigeria Police, operatives of NSCDC, and others dressed in a camouflage.
Below is the statement as released by Bunmi Adigun.
HOW I WAS ATTACKED BY OSUN STATE GOVERNOR’S SECURITY AIDES
My name is Bunmi Adigun, and I am the secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ Ogun State Council, I work with the Ogun State Television.
I covered the 66th Birthday and Conferment of Chieftaincy title on the governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke by Oba Adeyemi Adekeye, AbepaJoga Orile as the Baba Oba
A colorful event which attracted so many dignatries from with the state and outside but majorly from Osun State maybe.
I was there to cover the event for my station, which was duly paid for, so if not for this, I have no business, and I won’t even near Oke Ata not to talk of Joga Orile
The governor was amiable, but all the security details were unruly. They started behaving anyhow immediately when their governor arrived, pushing and harassing every journalist, even those who came with other special Guests from Osun State
They pushed my cameraman and other camera men, thought that was enough until they got to where we were standing, I was harassed, embarrassed, and they nearly tore my cloth. We dragged, as you can see in this video, taken by one of us who disguised
It was so tough as if it was a campaign gathering, a social gathering it was, and one could imagine how it would have been in Osun State
I tried to get to those who harassed us, then I noticed they were putting on a different uniform from the normal police uniform we all know, bellaruslike, no name tag, they were on nosemask and holding petal like they were sent to Journalists
I was manhandled and roughened and imagined what will happen to those without tags and any means of identification at an event of such
Still not feeling fine, but I need to drop this for the world to know how the so called Police who are attached to Special Nigerians behave at times
