BREAKING: Ladoja denies Akande’s allegations, calls him liar over Bola Ige’s murder

Former Oyo State Governor and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has vehemently denied accusations made by former Osun State Governor, Bisi Akande, regarding the assassination of Bola Ige, the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.

Speaking to journalists at his Ibadan residence on Tuesday, Ladoja dismissed Akande’s claims as false and misleading.

In an interview released over the weekend, Akande suggested that Ladoja might possess crucial information related to Ige’s unsolved murder, which occurred on December 23, 2001. Akande also claimed that Ladoja had withdrawn the court case initiated by his predecessor investigating the assassination.

However, Ladoja refuted these allegations, stating that Ige’s assassination took place 18 months before he assumed office as governor in May 2003. He further denied withdrawing the case, insisting that his administration had pursued the case to the Supreme Court.

“I didn’t withdraw the case. My government didn’t withdraw any case. The case was even prosecuted up to the Supreme Court,” Ladoja emphasized.

Ladoja also criticized Akande’s credibility, accusing him of spreading falsehoods. “Chief Akande lied against me, and he is old. This is not his first time. People say he lies. Even Baba Adebanjo said he lied in his book,” Ladoja remarked.

The former governor reiterated his close relationship with Bola Ige, expressing deep sorrow over his tragic death. “We are all deeply saddened by Ige’s death. We are all concerned about his murder. I was very close to Chief Bola Ige when he was alive,” Ladoja added.

Bola Ige was tragically shot dead at his Ibadan residence in December 2001, and his assassination remains one of the most controversial and unresolved political murders in Nigeria’s history.