ODUDUWA NEWS has gathered that the recent clash between Masquerade supporters and some Muslim Worshippers in Osun State has today resulted to the arrest of the Masquerade leader, Chief Kayode Esuleke by the Police.
It was learnt that the arrest was made in connection to a formal complaint lodged by the Kamorudeen Muslim Group to Osun Police Command on the killing of one its members during the clash on Sunday.
ODUDUWA NEWS had earlier reported how Chief Esuleke, who is also one of the stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun allegedly led the masquerade worshippers that attacked an Islamic group, Kamorudeen Society Central Mosque in Osogbo, the State capital.
In the process of the attack, one person, Moshood Salawudeen, was shot dead, while about 13 persons, including children, sustained gunshot injuries.
The group had on Sunday organised a special program for the nation on the crisis facing Nigeria.
Our correspondent also gathered that Chief Esuleke was invited by the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT) to their station in Oke-Fia on Tuesday and was detained.
Confirming the arrest on phone, the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode said he withdrew the case from former IPO who was initially handling the case due to the request from the Islamic group.
“I transferred the case to IGP-IRT because one of the parties, the Islamic group, said they didn’t want the person handling the case,” he said.
The CP had on a Live radio programme on Tuesday in Osogbo assured a thorough investigation of the matter.
He assured the members of the public to stay calm and trust police investigation.