The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said he is too busy to respond to careless talk regarding the allegations levelled against him by the Osun State Peoples Democratic Party.

The party had accused Egbetokun of colluding with the All Progressives Congress to enforce what it described as a “non-existent” court order aimed at reinstating former local government chairmen in the state.

Addressing journalists at the party’s state secretariat in Osogbo, on Wednesday, the Chairman of Osun PDP, Sunday Bisi,  accused the IG of also planning to destabilise the state and potentially assassinate Governor Ademola Adeleke.

Reacting to the matter during the decoration of senior officers in Abuja on Thursday, Egbetokun said he would only challenge distortion of facts as against a statement that is “contrary to reasoning.”

He said, “I read about the allegations, but I refuse to dignify such absurdity with a response. I believe in challenging the distortion of facts. We will not allow the distortion of facts against us to go unchallenged.

“But statements that are clearly contrary to reasoning don’t deserve our response. I am too busy for careless talks. I will not respond to such absurdity.”

Egbetokun clarified that the deployment of additional police personnel to Osun was strictly in response to the request of the state’s Commissioner of Police for reinforcement.

“Mine is to respond to the call of the Commissioner of Police in the state for reinforcement. We have reinforced the command, and we have enough men on the ground to ensure that there is law and order in that state. To ensure that there is no more breakdown of law and order in the state.”

He urged the people of Osun to remain calm and go about their normal activities.

Egbetokun said, “That’s what we have done so far. My advice to the people of Osun State is to remain calm. They should go about their normal businesses and ensure that the rule of law prevails in the state.

“The state is calm now. Did you hear of any violence again? It’s calm now.”

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