Some workers of the Osun State Waste Management Agency (OWMA) working at the Egbedi dumpsite were said to have resorted to armed robbery after their disengagement, investigations by OSUN DEFENDER have revealed.
It was learnt that the sacked workers ventured into crime after they were disengaged by the consultant (Bolarin Merchant) hired by the Ademola Adeleke government to manage the affairs of the dumpsite. …CONTINUE READING
The medium gathered that about thirty of them were chased away from the site after the change of government in 2022.
According to sources within the Egbedi dumpsite, some of the sacked workers were the three suspects killed by the operatives of the Amotekun Corps during a shootout in January 2024 at the Dangote Integrated Steel Rolling Mills, Osogbo, while on the mission to rob the facility.
Five other suspects were arrested during the operation.
According to Amotekun, “The anti-cultism squad received a distress call from the chief security officer (CSO) of the company at 3.00 am that a group of armed robbers had invaded the company.
“Our operatives quickly moved to the scene of the incident together with the police anti-cultism squad and arrested the culprits.
He added those arrested are Adepoju Abdullateef, 18, Rasheed Hammed, 20, Liadi Afeez, 20, Wasiu Sodiq, 21 and Rabiu Lekan, 29.
He noted that one single-barreled gun with four expended shells, knives, electric cable cutters and one itel phone were recovered from the suspects.
He said the bodies of three of the suspects had been deposited at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.
“The five others arrested with gunshot injuries are presently receiving treatment at the hospital,” he said.
One of the sources told OSUN DEFENDER that the state government must as a matter of urgency, revive the dumpsite and return the workers to boost the economy of the state.
“Before the emergence of the PDP government in the state, the affairs of the dumpsite was managed by a consultants named FENOLAD. But none of us were privy to the agreement between the consultant and the APC government. But everything was going on well at the site during the period. The consultant retained all scavengers and buyers.
“But since the inception of the PDP led-administration in the state, both scavengers, buyers and people who are into recycling coming from outside the state were all barred from the dumpsite by the new consultant (Bolarin Merchant) hired by the state government.
“Then, the consultant promised to remit sum of N3 million to the purse of the state government. But after two months, he changed to N1 million. He said they could not meet up with their target. However, we heard it authoritatively that they are not remitting anything. The consultant claimed he is a loyalist of the Secretary to the state Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, saying they are the one in power.
“The most unfortunate aspect of it is that three of the workers, mostly who are scavenger barred from the dumpsite are dead. Due to the fact that they do not have any other source of income, they went into robbery and were killed at Dangote Steel Rolling by Amotekun operatives while others were living in abject poverty.
“We plead to the state government and the consultant to please return the guys to the dumpsite for their survival Purple Single – Стильная демисезонная куртка бомбер от armani – SchaferandweinerShops Netherlands – breasted blazer Emporio Armani. The consultant claimed he has to disengaged everyone so he can get the required money to pay the state. He is the one buying the scavenging materials.
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