The police said Adejoorin was released on bail on Sunday afternoon while an Amotekun Corps operative arrested alongside him remains in custody.
The Osun State Police Command has released the state Commissioner for Environment, Mayowa Adejoorin, after he was arrested in connection with a shooting during a political procession in Ilesa on Saturday.
The police said Adejoorin was released on bail on Sunday afternoon while an Amotekun Corps operative arrested alongside him remains in custody.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the development to journalists on Sunday.
“The commissioner has been released. He was released around 1.00 p.m. on bail. The Amotekun operative arrested alongside the commissioner and the gun found with him (the Amotekun operative) are still with us. However, investigation is still ongoing on the matter,” Ojelabi said.
