Osun Police dismiss assassination claims against Ataoja of Osogbo

The Osun State Police Command has dismissed claims that a man arrested after entering the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo was on an assassination mission against the monarch.
The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, following the outcome of an investigation conducted by a committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, DCP Suleiman Kafar Bayonle.
According to the police, “the incident occurred on June 3, 2026, at about 8:45am when a man later identified as Semilola Odunayo Monday, also known as Ankara, allegedly scaled the fence of the Ataoj...