He also informed that their investigation had led to some arrests, but refused to be specific on the number of arrests and the exact level of their investigations.
Ademola Adegbile, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Atiba local government of Oyo State, was, last Wednesday night, assassinated in his sleep at Isale Oyo, Oyo Town, allegedly by a gang of four armed men; while Taiwo Falade, an Action Congress (AC) chairmanship aspirant in Ibadan metropolis, was equally killed on Friday by yet-unknown gunmen while hosting a political meeting at his residence at Odo Oba area of Ibadan.
Mr. Bolanta, however, assured that the police would do its best to fish out the killers and bring them to justice.
“The killings are politically motivated. It is the wrangling within the political fold that led to the assassinations. But we will not leave a stone unturned in our efforts to get to the root and let the culprits face the music,” he said.
Play by the rule
While assuring that the details of police findings will be made public at the appropriate time, the police boss urged politicians to always play by the rules, as that was the only way to make the nation’s democracy beautiful.
The command also showcased some of the successes it had made in the last two weeks in its effort to combat crime in the state. Among the 36 suspects paraded were suspected armed robbers, ritualists and local arms manufacturers.
Mr. Bolanta said though the command had been able to get substantial facts to confirm the involvement of the suspects in the offences for which they were arrested, investigations were still ongoing.
“They will be charged to court as soon as the police is done with them,” he said.
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