“Gov’t killed him”: Fresh information comes to light on Bola Ige’s murder

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  • Former Osun State Governor Bisi Akande claims that ex-Oyo Governor Rashidi Ladoja may have crucial information about the assassination of Bola Ige in 2001
  • Akande revealed that Ladoja withdrew the case filed by his predecessor, Lam Adesina, and suggested that he could provide further insights into the murder
  • He also accused the Obasanjo administration of prioritizing political stability over justice and described Iges killing as a politically motivated state murder

Ex-osun governor Bisi Akande asserted that government was Bola Ige’s assassination.Source: FacebookEx-Osun gov explains mystery surrounding murderThere are many things that die with people. I know Lam Adesina went to court over the matter, and I also know his successor, (Rashidi) Ladoja, withdrew the case. Ask Ladoja; he would know more about Bola Iges death, Akande said.Lam Adesina was the Chief Security Officer of Oyo State, and he went to court. The governor who took over from him, Ladoja, withdrew the case from court. He might be able to tell you more. I believe he has more information on Bola Iges death, he reiterated.Bola Ige regretted working with ObasanjoI wouldnt say its a mistake. We supported him in joining the government. Afenifere and the Alliance for Democracy made a collective decision to back him, Akande stated.One evening, he just called me and said, Im going to resign from this government. I called his friend, Oluwole Rotimi, who advised me to talk him out of it, warning that if he resigned, he might not live long, Akande recalled.He was killed in anticipation of what he might become in the future. It was a state murder. The government killed him. The government can kill anybody. Obasanjo wasnt keen on investigating who killed Bola Ige but was more interested in maintaining stability for himself and his administration, Akande alleged.Doctor who relocated to UK considers returning to Nigeria

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