» Ondo Policemen Kill Driver In Custody, Label Him Armed Robber «

A member of the Ondo State Chapter of the
National Union of Road Transport Workers,
identified as Gbenga Omolo, has died after being
allegedly tortured by some policemen attached to
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the state Police
Command.
A source in the union told our correspondent on
Wednesday that the 70-year-old man was
arrested by SARS last Thursday following a
misunderstanding between him and a police
officer, whose name was not disclosed, leading
to the duo engaging blows at the Arakale area of
the town.
The source explained that the following day, the
policeman, who fought with the motorist,
mobilised six men of the SARS to arrest the
deceased and some other people in the area and
detained them in their custody, where Omolo
was allegedly being tortured.
In detention, the source alleged that Omolo was
tortured by the policemen until he died in their
custody.
According to the source, when the family
members of deceased visited the station, located
on Oda Road, Akure, to secure his bail, the men
on duty demanded N150,000, which they said
they could not afford at that time.
On Tuesday morning , however, it was gathered
that the branch chairman of union, identified as
Muyiwa, went to the station with N100,000 to bail
his detained member, but was informed that the
man had died in SARS custody and his remains
had been deposited at the mortuary.
Shortly after, the source added that the family
visited the mortuary, where the remains of the
deceased was deposited with a label on his body,
indicating that he was an armed robber.
Meanwhile, the state Public Relations Officer, Mr
Wole Ogodo, was said to be unavailable for
comment as of the time of filing this report.
A source in the command told our
correspondent on Wednesday that all the
policemen involved in the incident had been
arrested and detained at the police headquarters
along Igbatoro Road, Akure.
The family of the deceased also declined to speak
with our correspondent on the matter as they
said the state commissioner of police, Mr Isaac
Eke, had invited them to his office for deliberation
on the matter.