By GBENGA OLARINOYE

OSOGBO – More troubles may soon come the way of the embattled traditional ruler of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area of the state, Oba Adebukola Alli, as the Osun State Government plans to withdraw his certificate and instrument of office over alleged child abuse.

It was gathered from an impeccable government source, yesterday, that the certificate and instrument of office of the Alowa of Ilowa may be withdrawn pending the time Alli would be arraigned before the court for alleged child abuse.

Alli, who is standing trial in a case of alleged rape of a 23-year- old ex-corps member, Miss Helen Okpara, who served in his domain between 2010 and 2011, allegedly sponsored protesters who almost disrupted the last hearing of his case at the state High Court, Osogbo.

It was gathered that officials of the State Ministry of Justice are already preparing papers for Alli’s arraignment over allegation of child abuse.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola was said to be particularly interested in the matter as he had reportedly instructed his Special Adviser on Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Funmilayo Eso Willaims, to take appropriate action against Alli for allegedly mobilising and sponsoring school children to protest during the last hearing of his case.

Similar directive was said to have been given to the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Afolabi, who was on the court premises when the school children staged the protest.

Alli was alleged to have sponsored students of Kiloru Community High School, Ilowa, to protest on the premises of the State High Court on Wednesday May 2,2012 over the case of alleged rape levelled at him.

It was learnt that Alli conveyed the pupils to Osogbo from Ilowa in hired commercial buses along with some of his subjects and traditional chiefs, a development which did not go down well with the government.