A 50-year-old taxi driver, Adeleke Oyadara accused of
robbery has been beaten and tortured to death in Kujore, Iwelepe, in the Sagamu
area of Ogun State. A businesswoman, who mobilized hoodlums and stormed Oyadara’s
house claimed that the deceased robbed her on September 10.
They arrived his home around 8pm, descended on him and
beaten him to a pulp before putting him in a truck they brought. The group was
intercepted by some vigilance group members, who took the case to the Sagamu
Police Division.
The victim was said to have been referred to a hospital, and
died a few weeks later. The victim’s wife, Toyin, said her husband was taken
away from the house around 8pm on September 11.
She told The Punch,
“On that day, a man knocked on our door around 8pm. Suddenly, a woman, who had
hid behind him, emerged, and held my husband by the waist. She claimed that my
husband robbed her in a cab the previous day. My husband denied it and my
attempt to explain that my husband was with me throughout that day fell on deaf
ears. The man slapped my husband. They dragged him to where they parked their
truck and five hoodlums came down and beat him to a pulp and drove off with
him.”
One of the victim’s children, Emmanuel, said he reported at
the Sagamu Police Division, adding that he was writing his report when the
group brought his father to the station.
“The police referred us to a hospital for treatment,” he
added.
Emmanuel said his father was admitted at the hospital for
about a month before he was taken back home due to the hospital bills, which
the family could not afford. The son said he was later taken to the Olabisi
Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.
“While on admission, the woman wrote a petition to the State
Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Eleweran. The policemen
there demanded that we brought my father from the hospital because they thought
he was pretending.
“He was at the SCIID when he collapsed and we took him back
to the hospital. He died on Saturday, October 15,” he added.
The police had arrested one of the hoodlums that carried out
the attack on the victim, while the woman was said to be on the run.
The family said it had already briefed its lawyer, one Moses
Bamgbelu.
“We want the government and Nigerians to help us. We want
justice. My dad told me before he died that he had never seen those people in
his life. The police also said their investigation showed that my father didn’t
commit the offence. He was a bricklayer,” Emmanuel said.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said
it was a case of suspected robbery turned murder.
He said, “From the information available to us, the victim
was a cab driver and he was taking the woman to a place. He overheard her
discussing about a N1m contract on the telephone. So, he thought she had that
money on her.
“He drove into a bush and threatened her with pliers. He
searched her bag and found N50,000, which he took and fled.
“The woman raised the alarm and people gathered around
her. She told them what happened and described the cab. Those people traced it
to the man’s house where he was found and beaten. He was rescued by the police.
“The case was reported as robbery and was transferred to the
SCIID. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, he died.
It has now become a murder case. The woman’s lawyer has been shielding her from
arrest, but investigation is ongoing into the case.”
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