In an incident involving the violation of social media policies on hate speech, the Osun State Police Command has apprehended a person named Kehinde Adesogba Adekusibe.
The suspect, Adekusibe, was publicly presented at the State Command on Friday morning after being tracked down in Ilesa, where he had been hiding since making inflammatory statements on his social media account.
Addressing the press, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, stated that the Command received a report regarding hate speech on social media.
Acting swiftly, the police detectives from the Cyber-crime section at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Osogbo launched an investigation.
Through diligent intelligence work, they successfully located and arrested the suspect in Ilesa, where he had been residing.
The suspect has admitted to committing the offence, and once the investigation is concluded, he will be arraigned.
SP Opalola recollected that Kehinde Adekusibe had posted a tweet on his social media account on May 18, 2023, where he made the following statement: “Let’s kill all the Igbos. Let’s forcefully remove them from Yoruba lands. I strongly despise these individuals. They are violent and the worst. They harbor hatred towards us, so let’s reciprocate without reservation.”
The police spokesperson further stated that the suspect has confessed to the crime and will face charges in court upon completion of the investigation.
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