A commercial biker is said to have been t0rtured to death while in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command.
The 39-year-old Oladele was apprehended on April 1 by operatives of the Special Weapon Tactical Team (SWAT) following a scuffle in Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun.
The father of three was arrested when some youths went on rampage to protest killing of a commercial motorcyclist.
Oladele, alongside, other suspects was reportedly taken to the police custody at SWAT office at Magbon, Abeokuta, where he was allegedly tortured to death.
His elder brother, Omolekan Olugbenga, in a report said that the family members had visited Magbon on April 4 to see the suspect but they were denied access to him.
Olugbenga said,
“The next time I went there, the Area Commander inquired from me, how many of us came from the family? I told them we were about eight, including a lawyer. He asked me to enter with one or two people.
“When we entered with my senior sister, he said ‘the boy got ill, they took him to the Federal Medical Centre for treatment, but we have lost him.’
“Then, he said we should make arrangements on how to conduct an autopsy and so that we can carry the corpse. But I told him I won’t be able to carry the corpse because such a duty is beyond me, we have other family members at home.”
“When I returned to Itori, I saw other guys with whom my brother was arrested. They told me he did not fall sick. They said the operatives beat him, handcuffed him and left him in pain.
“He was bleeding through the nose. They said when the pain was too much, they called the police but they failed to respond. They said around 5am, my brother had fainted. The police later came and carried him. Those guys said they did not know whether they took him to. I did not see his corpse, but it is in their custody.”
“We want justice. My brother was not part of those who committed the alleged offence. As a matter of fact, all those arrested, none of them took part in the violent protest and alleged arson. They just went to one place and arrested all of them,” he added.
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