Former Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, popularly known as Jalo, has dismissed claims connecting him to the killing of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Bola Ige.
Speaking during an appearance on State Affairs, a podcast hosted by Edmund Obilo, Adesiyan described the allegation as false and unfounded.
He stated that he had no role in the assassination of Ige, who was murdered on December 23, 2001, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
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Emphasizing his position, Adesiyan invoked a curse upon himself and his family if it were ever proven that he had any involvement in the crime.
Adesiyan, who served as Minister of Police Affairs under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, recalled the ordeal he faced following the accusation.
According to him, he endured significant personal and emotional distress before the courts eventually cleared him of all charges.
He maintained that his discharge and acquittal were clear confirmation of his innocence, adding that the experience left lasting scars despite the legal victory.
He said: ‘I’m Jalo and I fear nobody up till today, I pray to God and each time I’m praying I start by saying if I ever knew anything about the death of Uncle Bola or anybody for that matter, I will not come out of this alive.
“The theory was that when they removed his cap, he has been molested and killed spiritually, so they went and completed the thing physically in Ibadan, they are stupid and they will all suffer before we leave this earth.
“Anybody who has hands in the death of Uncle Bola that made people like me to suffer will suffer and those who still believe in that theory will suffer too.
“On December 2023, 2001, Bola Ige was assassinated and they arrested us and took us to Alagbon where we saw hell. We were locked up in a dungeon cell without light and I’m having problems with my eyes up till today because of that trauma.
“If I know anything about Uncle Bola’s death or if I have any inclination, plan or I was where they started murmuring it where I’m sitting, I pray to God to strike me, destroy my wife, destroy my children, destroy everything I stand for.”
