Police una try. At least for the damage control.

hmm

How can someone bear timothy the name of Christ and still be involved in rituals!

What else is he looking for?,vanity upon vanity

So NPF now defends the actions of politicians. SMH for this country.

Story story oh... All we heard, watched the footage and read on air was that a Majority Leader,APC member, the person of TIMOTHY ADEOSUN caught bathing in the middle of the night @ a popular market place. Hence, any other story different from the above news brief, is a StOrY... So, ògá transmission save us the story plsssss

Glink2018:
Quest for power by all means (Malcolm X) - if you know what I mean...

Please, kindly remind me the name of that seasonal movie, it just skip ma mind..... i got it back (SLEEPY HOLLOW)

Lol I guess public indecency isnt illegal in Osun. This guy is only a victim of his gullibility believing in magic rituals. Im impressed the police tracked down and caught some of suspects and recovered his cash. We going to have laws on licensing these herbalist soon.

Ritual prayer by fake herbalists is a booming trade in which unsuspecting citizens lose billions across Nigeria annually, and the police have spent years combating its spread by regularly smashing hideouts of syndicates

The way the writers of this story are emphasizing "victim of " is making me look at the story one kain. The write up look like a laundering job

What is this baloney?! Did he or did he not bath/ do ritual in public? That's the question. Wether he was blackmailed or not isn't the point.
Nigerian youths open your eyes. Be aware at everytime. Don't let these people play on ur intelligence.
This man isn't going to offer those he represents anything at all.

ppl shd stop succumbing to blackmailers. report them and tell them to do their worst. u are caught killing, or naked or whatever just call their bluff

xbernardx:
Timothy Owoeye, an Osun State lawmaker seen on a viral video depicting him as bathing in the market square for ritual, was a victim of a ritual syndicate which had operated in the state for a long time, the police have told PREMIUM TIMES.


Timothy Owoeye, an Osun State lawmaker. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official facebook page of Timothy Owoeye]

Little was known outside of Osun State about Mr Owoeye until a video showing him being beaten by some men who purportedly caught him taking a midnight ritual shower in a market hit the Internet this weekend.

Some of those who circulated the video on social media said Mr Owoeye, who is currently the House Majority Leader of Osun State House of Assembly, was performing the ritual as he intensified activities towards his political success in the upcoming general elections.

But Mr Owoeye, representing Ilesa West for the All Progressives Congress, was actually a victim of a high-wire blackmail racket that had seen him part with humongous amount of his personal wealth in a desperate bid to save not only his own career but family image, Osun police commissioner, Adeoye Fimihan, told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday afternoon

The fellow is a victim of some fraudsters who duped him some amount of money,” Mr Fimihan said by telephone. “They tricked him to that place and did that to blackmail him so that he will not be able to lodge complaint in the public.”

Mr Owoeye’s misery began about six months ago when he agreed to have a midnight shower in a market as recommended by herbalists he had been consulting for traditional prayers. The location is rumoured to be Osun Jela, described as a lull community between Osogbo, the state capital, and Ijesa.

But as he undressed himself and started having his shower, some persons — whom the police suspect had been lurking in the dark— emerged from the nearby bush, turned on lights and focused cameras on the lawmaker.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt from sources close to Mr Owoeye that persons were arranged by the fraudsters who had been parading themselves to the lawmaker as herbalists working to help enhance his fortunes through traditional means.

They syndicate promised not to circulate the video if Mr Owoeye complied with their demands for cash. He paid the initial cash to the crooks, which subsequently opened a cascade of regular financial flows to their pockets.

At some point during the blackmail, about three months ago, Mr Owoeye wanted to sell a filling station he owned after running out of liquid cash to keep hushing his so-called scandal.


Timothy Owoeye, an Osun State lawmaker seen on a viral video depicting him as bathing in the market square for ritual, was a victim of a ritual syndicate which had operated in the state for a long time, the police have told PREMIUM TIMES.


Little was known outside of Osun State about Mr Owoeye until a video showing him being beaten by some men who purportedly caught him taking a midnight ritual shower in a market hit the Internet this weekend.

Some of those who circulated the video on social media said Mr Owoeye, who is currently the House Majority Leader of Osun State House of Assembly, was performing the ritual as he intensified activities towards his political success in the upcoming general elections.

But Mr Owoeye, representing Ilesa West for the All Progressives Congress, was actually a victim of a high-wire blackmail racket that had seen him part with humongous amount of his personal wealth in a desperate bid to save not only his own career but family image, Osun police commissioner, Adeoye Fimihan, told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday afternoon.


“The fellow is a victim of some fraudsters who duped him some amount of money,” Mr Fimihan said by telephone. “They tricked him to that place and did that to blackmail him so that he will not be able to lodge complaint in the public.”

Mr Owoeye’s misery began about six months ago when he agreed to have a midnight shower in a market as recommended by herbalists he had been consulting for traditional prayers. The location is rumoured to be Osun Jela, described as a lull community between Osogbo, the state capital, and Ijesa.


But as he undressed himself and started having his shower, some persons — whom the police suspect had been lurking in the dark— emerged from the nearby bush, turned on lights and focused cameras on the lawmaker.


PREMIUM TIMES learnt from sources close to Mr Owoeye that persons were arranged by the fraudsters who had been parading themselves to the lawmaker as herbalists working to help enhance his fortunes through traditional means.

They syndicate promised not to circulate the video if Mr Owoeye complied with their demands for cash. He paid the initial cash to the crooks, which subsequently opened a cascade of regular financial flows to their pockets.

At some point during the blackmail, about three months ago, Mr Owoeye wanted to sell a filling station he owned after running out of liquid cash to keep hushing his so-called scandal.


“He did not sell the filling station, but he had paid them more than 40 million before then,” the source said. It was when Mr Owoeye was trying to raise money by selling his filling station that an associate pressed him to disclosed what his crisis was about. He was then asked to advised to take the matter to the governor and subsequently to the police.

“We are happy that he summoned the courage to complain and the police succeeded in arresting some of those fellows and they were charged to court,” Mr Fimihan said. “Whatever is being circulated is just a way of ensuring that he will not be able to complain.”

The commissioner said he could not immediately tell how much Mr Owoeye lost to the scheme, but the police had recovered N10 million of it already

I cannot say precisely now, but the police were able to recover N10 million of the funds he was swindled,” the police chief told PREMIUM TIMES.


Both the commissioner and Mr Owoeye’s associate told PREMIUM TIMES the video was leaked by other members of the syndicate who were yet to be taken into custody.


Mr Owoeye could not be reached for comments. It was also not immediately confirmed whether the arrested suspects had hired their legal representatives


Ritual prayer by fake herbalists is a booming trade in which unsuspecting citizens lose billions across Nigeria annually, and the police have spent years combating its spread by regularly smashing hideouts of syndicates




https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/283926-police-speak-on-osun-lawmaker-caught-bathing-in-market-square.html

police is our problem in Nigeria,u can imaging what that useless police commissioner is saying

Damage control

Police sud stay out of dis matter. did owoeye violate anybody's right?

I really do not believe this crap of a story of Mr Owoeye being swindled to whatever ' didn't he consent to the bathing? was it normal for a sane fellow to take a bath in the open market in such an unholy time? why has the police chief come to be an advocate for Mr Owoeye? doesn't he have an attorney ? so many questions needing answers and so much discrepancy in the whole story.. I really think he went for some (rituals) to up his game in his political career.

...akara tu sepo..

So in other words the police are telling us the actual incident showing the video and pix happened far back as six months ago bt is just coming to light. I see.

Also they are telling us the people who caught him and tried beating him b4 he was handed to the police are part of the syndicate? I see

Assuming the police timeline of the incident is correct.. Now why did he go to the so called “Fake” Baba/herbalist even in the 1st place b4 the blackmail actually started? If not for ritual purposes

Also since the man is actually a VICTIM...So the police shud tell us when exactly the blackmail started b4 the “fake rituals” or after it

Ana ako

Nigeria security zombies will always defend these corrupt politicians for money.

Foolish institution/apparatus.
Lifeless Nigeria.


After this corrupt elections, comes recession/inflation by politicians that were bathing, raping and drinking of mad people's blood for elections propaganda.

he's a ritualist, they should not try to cover him up oooor

Na so everybody is looking for a way to vindicate himself after being caught in the act

Ah! see what we call PR Spin! A politician caught doing what he was directed to do to win, now wants to legitimize (cause the public to view from a different lens and accept it) saying fraudsters...choi! Excuse me sir, we know there are many angles to look at it, but Sir, its election season, while some are ordering for human parts, sleeping with mad women, burying people alive and picking the maggots off the cadaver, you sir, decided, before reporting to the cops, to take that bath NOT BECAUSE OF BLACKMAIL, no sir, but because YOU HAD A JUICY STAKE in the outcome of the bath...

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Craps..............

Haba,Nigeria police na today?

See the police defending a ritualist.

The man is a politician and ritualist, period!

This is the Tinubu weapon over the southwest politics, rituals

They're trying to portray him as a victim of fraud when we all know that 99.9% of the politicians in this country are fetish and diabolical.

.

Just imagine what our police has been ridiculed to. If a whole presidency can defend a man accused of corrupt practices, then why am I surprised

He is practising his religion, let him be.

Enough drama in Nigeria.

xbernardx:
Timothy Owoeye, an Osun State lawmaker seen on a viral video depicting him as bathing in the market square for ritual, was a victim of a ritual syndicate which had operated in the state for a long time, the police have told PREMIUM TIMES.


Timothy Owoeye, an Osun State lawmaker. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official facebook page of Timothy Owoeye]

Little was known outside of Osun State about Mr Owoeye until a video showing him being beaten by some men who purportedly caught him taking a midnight ritual shower in a market hit the Internet this weekend.

Some of those who circulated the video on social media said Mr Owoeye, who is currently the House Majority Leader of Osun State House of Assembly, was performing the ritual as he intensified activities towards his political success in the upcoming general elections.

But Mr Owoeye, representing Ilesa West for the All Progressives Congress, was actually a victim of a high-wire blackmail racket that had seen him part with humongous amount of his personal wealth in a desperate bid to save not only his own career but family image, Osun police commissioner, Adeoye Fimihan, told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday afternoon

The fellow is a victim of some fraudsters who duped him some amount of money,” Mr Fimihan said by telephone. “They tricked him to that place and did that to blackmail him so that he will not be able to lodge complaint in the public.”

Mr Owoeye’s misery began about six months ago when he agreed to have a midnight shower in a market as recommended by herbalists he had been consulting for traditional prayers. The location is rumoured to be Osun Jela, described as a lull community between Osogbo, the state capital, and Ijesa.

But as he undressed himself and started having his shower, some persons — whom the police suspect had been lurking in the dark— emerged from the nearby bush, turned on lights and focused cameras on the lawmaker.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt from sources close to Mr Owoeye that persons were arranged by the fraudsters who had been parading themselves to the lawmaker as herbalists working to help enhance his fortunes through traditional means.

They syndicate promised not to circulate the video if Mr Owoeye complied with their demands for cash. He paid the initial cash to the crooks, which subsequently opened a cascade of regular financial flows to their pockets.

At some point during the blackmail, about three months ago, Mr Owoeye wanted to sell a filling station he owned after running out of liquid cash to keep hushing his so-called scandal.


Timothy Owoeye, an Osun State lawmaker seen on a viral video depicting him as bathing in the market square for ritual, was a victim of a ritual syndicate which had operated in the state for a long time, the police have told PREMIUM TIMES.


Little was known outside of Osun State about Mr Owoeye until a video showing him being beaten by some men who purportedly caught him taking a midnight ritual shower in a market hit the Internet this weekend.

Some of those who circulated the video on social media said Mr Owoeye, who is currently the House Majority Leader of Osun State House of Assembly, was performing the ritual as he intensified activities towards his political success in the upcoming general elections.

But Mr Owoeye, representing Ilesa West for the All Progressives Congress, was actually a victim of a high-wire blackmail racket that had seen him part with humongous amount of his personal wealth in a desperate bid to save not only his own career but family image, Osun police commissioner, Adeoye Fimihan, told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday afternoon.


“The fellow is a victim of some fraudsters who duped him some amount of money,” Mr Fimihan said by telephone. “They tricked him to that place and did that to blackmail him so that he will not be able to lodge complaint in the public.”

Mr Owoeye’s misery began about six months ago when he agreed to have a midnight shower in a market as recommended by herbalists he had been consulting for traditional prayers. The location is rumoured to be Osun Jela, described as a lull community between Osogbo, the state capital, and Ijesa.


But as he undressed himself and started having his shower, some persons — whom the police suspect had been lurking in the dark— emerged from the nearby bush, turned on lights and focused cameras on the lawmaker.


PREMIUM TIMES learnt from sources close to Mr Owoeye that persons were arranged by the fraudsters who had been parading themselves to the lawmaker as herbalists working to help enhance his fortunes through traditional means.

They syndicate promised not to circulate the video if Mr Owoeye complied with their demands for cash. He paid the initial cash to the crooks, which subsequently opened a cascade of regular financial flows to their pockets.

At some point during the blackmail, about three months ago, Mr Owoeye wanted to sell a filling station he owned after running out of liquid cash to keep hushing his so-called scandal.


“He did not sell the filling station, but he had paid them more than 40 million before then,” the source said. It was when Mr Owoeye was trying to raise money by selling his filling station that an associate pressed him to disclosed what his crisis was about. He was then asked to advised to take the matter to the governor and subsequently to the police.

“We are happy that he summoned the courage to complain and the police succeeded in arresting some of those fellows and they were charged to court,” Mr Fimihan said. “Whatever is being circulated is just a way of ensuring that he will not be able to complain.”

The commissioner said he could not immediately tell how much Mr Owoeye lost to the scheme, but the police had recovered N10 million of it already

I cannot say precisely now, but the police were able to recover N10 million of the funds he was swindled,” the police chief told PREMIUM TIMES.


Both the commissioner and Mr Owoeye’s associate told PREMIUM TIMES the video was leaked by other members of the syndicate who were yet to be taken into custody.


Mr Owoeye could not be reached for comments. It was also not immediately confirmed whether the arrested suspects had hired their legal representatives


Ritual prayer by fake herbalists is a booming trade in which unsuspecting citizens lose billions across Nigeria annually, and the police have spent years combating its spread by regularly smashing hideouts of syndicates




https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/283926-police-speak-on-osun-lawmaker-caught-bathing-in-market-square.html

This just confirm n reinforced the fact that the man is a ritualist,it was his devilish desire abinitio that led him into fraud,still serves him right.