According to a news report from Daily Post, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has expressed his deep sorrow over the passing of Adeyinka Adebayo Oyun, the Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) in Kwara State, who died on Saturday.

In a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, the Emir extended his sympathies to the entire management and staff of the NCS in Kwara State.

Sulu-Gambari also offered his condolences to the Federal Government, through the Minister for Interior, Olubunmi Ojo, and the Comptroller General of the NCS, Haliru Nababa, as well as to the government and people of Kwara State. He emphasised that "the late Controller Adeyinka Adebayo Oyun died in active service to the nation."

According to him, “The entire members of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council share the grief of the demise of the NCS Controller, Adeyinka Oyun with his family members both immediate and extended, the people of Ipee community in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State over the irreversible incident.

“We condole the deceased’s widow and children. Our hearts and prayers are with them at this auspicious moment. May his soul rest in peace,” the statement added.