Students of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) have demanded justice for Pelumi Onifade.
The students protested at the Lagos State Court of Arbitration, Lekki, venue of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on SARS abuses.
Pelumi died in the custody of the Lagos State Task Force.
The deceased was reportedly hit by bullet from policemen deployed to a charged scene.
Abdulazeez Soneye, TASUED Students’ Union President, said that Onifade was last seen with officers of the Task Force on October 24.
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“He worked with Gboah TV. He went to cover an incident at the Ministry of Agriculture, Abattoir, Agege, Lagos. He was found dead under mysterious circumstances a few days after his arrest,” he said.
Soneye added that due to the ASUU strike, Pelumi worked with the online media outfit.
The student leader decried that Pelumi was taken away despite his ID and a reflector jacket which showed he was a pressman.
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“Pelumi was arrested, the task force team kept him away from his people.
“After some days, Egbeyemi called us for a meeting and the task force asked us to check a mortuary in Ikorodu where we found the corpse of Pelumi,” said Shoneye Abdulazeez, Students’ Union President of TASUED while speaking on behalf of the protesting students.
“The Nigerian state knew Pelumi has the record of the shooting and illegality they perpetrated, they had to kill him to cover their tracks,” he added.
“After some days, Egbeyemi called us for a meeting and the task force asked us to check a mortuary in Ikorodu where we found the corpse of Pelumi,” said Shoneye Abdulazeez, Students’ Union President of TASUED while speaking on behalf of the protesting students.
“The Nigerian state knew Pelumi has the record of the shooting and illegality they perpetrated, they had to kill him to cover their tracks,” he added.
The protesters demanded that the Task Force head, CSP Saheed Egbeyemi, and the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, give account of what happened.
TASUED Students Storm Lagos, Demand Justice For Pelumi Onifade Who Was Killed By Task Force pic.twitter.com/ta6mk4GiJM
— NaijaTalk (@NaijaTalk5) November 7, 2020
Egbeyemi told NAN that Pelumi’s case has been handed over to the police for investigation.
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