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Bola Ige’s Assassination Case Not Withdrawn – Ladoja Tells Akande

Rasidi Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, has stated that he did not withdraw the court case related to the assassination of the late Chief Bola Ige, who was a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation.

Ladoja, who served as governor from 2003 to 2007, made this statement during an interview with DAILY POST and other reporters at his home in Ibadan on Monday.

Bola Ige, who was also a former governor of the old Oyo State, was murdered in December 2001. It was previously claimed by Chief Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun State, that the late Alhaji Lamidi Adesina initiated the case but that Ladoja later withdrew it. Akande suggested in a recent interview that Ladoja possesses undisclosed information regarding Ige’s death.

In response, Ladoja firmly denied any involvement in withdrawing the case, asserting that neither he nor his administration took such action. He called on Akande to apologize for his false claims and warned that he would consider legal action if Akande did not retract his statement.

Ladoja, who also holds the title of Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, accused Akande of making false allegations against various individuals in his newly released book.

He emphasized that he took office 18 months after Ige’s assassination and that the case continued to be prosecuted up to the highest court. Ladoja expressed his sorrow over Ige’s death and highlighted his close relationship with him during his lifetime.