Men of Ogun state police command on Wednesday 20th of October 2021, arrested three men namely; Felix Sunday, Shomuye Musa and Oluwatobi Michael for beating one Tunji George to death over an allegation of stealing an iPhone 6.
In a statement signed by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police
Public Relation Officer, Ogun State Command, he said the suspects were arrested
following a report by one Bola George who reported at Onipanu divisional
headquarters that her brother was alleged to have stolen an iPhone 6 at Keke
hotel in Iyana-Iyesi, Ota, Ogun State, consequent upon which the deceased was
tied with rope in the hotel and tortured to death.
Having realized that the victim was about giving up
the ghost, the suspects quickly rushed him to a hospital, but before he could
be attended to, the victim has kicked the bucket.
Upon the report, the DPO Onipanu Division, CSP
Bamidele Job, mobilized his men and moved to the scene, where two of the
suspects were apprehended, while the remaining one was arrested in the hotel
where the deed was done.
On interrogation, the suspects informed the police
that they strongly suspected the deceased as the person who stole the iPhone 6,
and in order to recover the said phone from him, they decided to torture him
not knowing that it will result to his death.
The corpse of the victim has been deposited at the
general hospital mortuary Ota for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the commissioner of police CP Lanre Bankole
has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of
the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further
investigation and diligent prosecution. He also warned that the command under
his leadership will not tolerate any form of jungle justice and who ever
engaged in such act, no matter his status or position will not be spared from
punishment under the law.
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