Adeleke’s family rejects inquest into his death

The family of late Isiaka Adeleke has rejected the inquest instituted by Rauf Aregbesola, the governor of Osun, to unravel the cause of his death.

Deji Adeleke, the immediate younger brother of the deceased, addressing a press briefing in his residence on Sunday, said that the outcome of the inquest had been predetermined.

The press briefing also had other members of the family in attendance.

The family condemned the “continuous politicisation attempts” towards Isiaka’s death by the state government.

“The family hereby denounces in its entirety the ill advised and self serving coroner’s inquest ordered by the Osun State Government purportedly set up to determine the cause of death of our dearly beloved senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke,” Deji said.

“We condemn in strictest terms the continuous politicisation attempts by the state of this great loss to our family, particularly the ordering of this inquest at a time we are still coming to terms with the harsh reality of his sudden departure and the pain and grief therefrom.

“We have been reliably informed by credible sources that the outcome of the kangaroo inquest is already predetermined by the state and designed to serve its own interest with distorted facts and misinformation which will clearly not be in the interest of the good people of Osun in general and the Adeleke family in particular.”

Adeleke, the first civilian governor of the state, died on Sunday, April 23.