The Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State is having a herculean
task explaining how a suspect died in their custody.The confusion arose o
n
Sunday in Ogaminana, Adavi local government area of Kogi State following the
alleged murder of an Okada rider, Onimisi Ilori, by operatives of the corps.
According to
an eyewitness account, a man was said to have lodged a complaint at the
Ogaminana divisional office of the corps where he alleged that Ilori, the Okada
rider, had made away with his motorcycle without his knowledge.
The
operatives through the mobile number of the suspect invited him to their office
for interrogation, which he was said to have obliged.On interrogation, the
suspect was said to have told the operatives that the motorcycle was stolen
where he had parked it the previous day adding that he had reported the
development to the owner. But the operatives, who perceived his explanation as
false, allegedly tortured him severally and later detained him where he was
found dead.
Okada riders
in the town invaded the NSCDC office after the news of his death became public
knowledge, chanting war songs and demanding release of the body of their
colleague. Others trooped to the highway, obstructing free flow of traffic.
When
contacted for reaction, the spokeman of the NSCDC in Kogi State, Alex Agiri,
confirmed the incident, saying the command was investigating it but 30 minutes
later, he called back to say the incident never took place.
Meanwhile, a
36-year-old man, identified as Damilola Kehinde, was apprehended in Akure
metropolis for stealing 30 litres of diesel from the premises of a photo
laboratory located at Leo Area of the Ondo State capital, Akure.
According to
eyewitnesses, Kehinde came into the premises yesterday around 6:30a.m. with a
commercial motorcyclist who parked at Leo Junction while the suspect sneaked in
to steal diesel from the compound.Kehinde, who was handed over to the police at
Okuta Elerinla Police Division, confessed that he had gone to the compound to
steal the diesel to raise money and pay his child’s school fees.
But some
workers of the laboratory detected him coming out of the compound with the
diesel and raised the alarm, which attracted the neighbourhood. The suspect was
said to have taken to his heel but was apprehended in another street while
trying to change his dress to avoid being identified by his pursuers.
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