Rasheed Fasasi calls on security agencies, community leaders to investigate alleged renewed violence
The Personal Assistant to Hon. Ponmile Omidiji, Rasheed Fasasi, has called on security agencies and community leaders to revisit an alleged attack on him and his mother at their family residence in Igbeti, Oyo State, one year after the incident.
Fasasi made the appeal in a statement issued on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the incident, which he said occurred on October 24, 2025.
According to him, the alleged attackers stormed their family residence and told his mother that they had been sent to kill him.
He expressed gratitude to God for sparing his life and that of his family, describing the incident as a traumatic experience that raised serious concerns about the safety of residents in the community.
Hon. Omidiji, his principal, is a former national leader of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and a prominent youth mobiliser in Oyo State.
Fasasi said that despite resolutions reportedly reached at the Oyo State Police Command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, and efforts by Omidiji and his family to promote peace and reconciliation, some commitments remained outstanding.
He alleged that the agreed undertakings and affidavits had yet to be signed by the individuals concerned as of the time he issued the statement.
He stressed that the patience demonstrated by his family was motivated by a desire to preserve peace and promote reconciliation within the Igbeti community.
“For the sake of peace, posterity, and the future of our beloved Igbeti community, we have exercised patience and made reasonable concessions. However, peace cannot be sustained by silence, nor can reconciliation be meaningful without sincerity and accountability,” he said.
Fasasi further alleged that on October 7, 2026, investments belonging to his friend, Adegboye Wale, popularly known as Olofa, and his elder brother were attacked by individuals he claimed were allegedly connected to the same group involved in the earlier incident.
He called on the relevant authorities to investigate the allegations impartially and establish the facts surrounding both incidents.
According to him, the alleged attacks should not be treated solely as a personal dispute, given their potential implications for the safety of residents and the maintenance of peace in the community.
“This is no longer merely a personal concern. It raises serious questions about the safety of residents, the protection of innocent citizens, and the responsibility of those entrusted with positions of influence to uphold peace,” he said.
The aide urged security agencies and community stakeholders to ensure that outstanding commitments arising from previous efforts at reconciliation were addressed and that appropriate legal measures were taken to prevent further incidents.
He also called on community leaders to demonstrate sincerity in resolving disputes and to support efforts aimed at ensuring justice for those affected by violence.
Fasasi maintained that every citizen deserved protection under the law, regardless of social or political affiliations.
He emphasised that intimidation and violence should have no place in society, adding that no individual should be considered above the law.
He called for a thorough investigation of the allegations, accountability where wrongdoing is established, and concrete action to prevent a recurrence of violence in Igbeti.
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