Infotresting

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke stood in front of the Inspector-General of Police on Friday and said something that most politicians would never say out loud: if any of my people committed a crime, arrest them. If it is my son, arrest him too. The context matters. Adeleke was responding to allegations that Government House in Osogbo was being used as a refuge for criminal suspects, a claim that originated, at least in part, from the Osun State Commissioner of Police himself. "If you see any of my people that committed a crime, arrest them. If it is my son who committed a crime, arrest him, let him learn his lesson, and that is what I am saying in front of the IGP," the governor said. That last phrase is doing real work. Saying it in front of the Inspector-General is not accidental. It is a public, witnessed commitment. IGP Olatunji Disu, who was visiting Government House for what was described as a courtesy visit, did not exactly return the compliment with a clean bill of...