OSOGBO, OSUN STATE — Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has received the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Umar, at the Government House in Osogbo, as both sides pledged to work together to restore peace, strengthen security and rebuild public confidence in the police.


The new police commissioner, accompanied by senior officers of the Osun State Police Command, paid the governor a courtesy visit as part of activities marking his assumption of office.


Speaking during the meeting, CP Ibrahim Umar pledged to work with the state government to promote peace and stability across Osun State, assuring residents of impartial policing and law enforcement.

“I promise to work with the state government for peace and stability of the state. I will be fair to all and I will prove my commitment in the next few weeks. Osun is a peaceful state and we will work to address all outstanding issues,” the commissioner said.


Governor Adeleke, in his response, said Osun had passed through turbulent times and that post-election peace had yet to be fully restored.


The governor also raised concerns over recent security incidents, particularly the reported police operation in Ikire in which two people were killed. Adeleke alleged that the Divisional Police Officer in Ikire had been implicated and called for immediate disciplinary action against the officer.


He said his administration was already pursuing post-election peace and reconciliation initiatives, adding that he had extended an olive branch to political stakeholders across the state.


According to the governor, the police-civilian relationship in Osun had reached a troubling point, with public trust in the security agency significantly weakened.


Adeleke’s Five Requests


Governor Adeleke outlined five key areas he wants the new police leadership to address as part of efforts to restore peace and confidence in the state.


1. Rebuild public trust in the police: Adeleke urged the command to take deliberate steps to address police conduct that has created perceptions of partisanship and anti-people operations.


2. Strengthen government-police cooperation: He called for closer collaboration between the state government and police command, stressing that his administration seeks no favour from the police other than fair and professional policing.


3. Reorganise police operations: The governor called for a review of the internal operations of the command, alleging that some police units had been compromised and should be dissolved or reorganised.


4. Restore police participation in State Security Council meetings: Adeleke urged the new CP to ensure full police participation in the council’s meetings, noting that, according to him, the predecessor of the new commissioner last attended a meeting in 2024.


5. Review the detention of political actors: The governor called for the release of several Accord Party members whom he described as political detainees and appealed for an end to further arrests of members of the party.


Adeleke also assured the police command that his administration was ready to support legitimate police operations without attaching any conditions.


“What we seek is fair policing,” the governor said.

Gotan Is Gone


Meanwhile, Press Point News correspondent gathered yesterday that the former Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, has been transferred out of the state.


The development follows the deployment of CP Ibrahim Umar as his replacement and marks the beginning of a new leadership at the Osun State Police Command.


The change of leadership comes amid heightened calls for improved police-community relations, political reconciliation and greater confidence in the security architecture of the state.


With the new CP promising to drive what he described as a new beginning, attention is now focused on how the new police leadership will respond to the governor’s requests and address lingering security and trust concerns across Osun.