Suicide Or Murder? Security Guard Dies In Police Custody

A twenty-eight-year-old security, Lukman, who was accused of
armed robbery, has been found dead in police custody in Ibadan,
Oyo State.
The suspect, who was a guard at Agodi spare parts shop, was
allegedly tortured to death by police officers at Gate 2 Police
Division.
He was said to have been arrested and detained last Friday by the
police when his employers reported a robbery incident and accused
the deceased.
However, when his family went to the station last Sunday to check
on him, he was found dead in the police cell. But when contacted
the police public relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor
dismissed the report, saying there was no iota of truth in the
report as the late Lukman committed suicide.
She insisted that Lukman committed suicide using his clothe
((Jalabia) he wore the night of the incident, saying his cellmates
could testify to that.

Posted: at 6-09-2013 10:44 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie