A police corporal attached to the
Ayinla Police Division, Ogun State
Police Command, has gone into a
coma after being beaten in the
Agbado area of Ogun State.
Our correspondent learnt that four
men attacked the corporal, identified
only as Kazeem, while he came to
the area to make an arrest.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the four
men – Oluwaseyi Adejumo, Sunday
Akinwunmi, Opeoluwapo Rasak and
Ismaila Adesina – who are now in
police custody, also allegedly
attacked the corporal with weapons
on Adiyan Road, Pipeline, Agbado
area.
The other cops who came with
Kazeem – a man and two women –
were said to have fled the area and
called for reinforcements from the
police station.


Our correspondent learnt that on
Saturday, at about 7pm, a resident
of the area, whose name had yet to
be ascertained, had reported a case
of assault occasioning harm at the
police station, and the four
policemen had been detailed to
arrest the suspects.
It was gathered that when the
policemen got to the scene, seven
hoodlums, allegedly including the
four men, swooped on the corporal
and beat him to a pulp.
Kazeem was said to have been
rushed to a private hospital for
treatment.


Speaking with PUNCH Metro, a
resident of the area, who gave his
name only as Adeogun, said the
corporal fainted while he was being
battered by the hoodlums.
He said, “A man reported at the
station that a neighbour assaulted
him. So, the police sent the corporal
and three others to the area. The
policemen are from the Ayinla
division.


“But hoodlums swooped on them
while they were making the arrest.
The three other officers fled from
the scene, leaving the corporal to be
beaten until he fainted. They also
stabbed him.
“After the hoodlums were done,
they fled. I think they took advantage
that there were two females among
the officers. The policeman was
rushed to a hospital for treatment.”


The Ogun State Police Public
Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa
Adejobi, confirmed that the
policeman was attacked.
He added that the corporal had
been treated, and the suspects
would be charged to court for
assaulting a policeman on duty.
He said, “We did not lose the
policeman to the incident. He and
others had gone to make an arrest.
One of the residents had assaulted
another resident and the case was
reported to the police.
“Some hoodlums gathered
themselves and attacked the
policeman. Our men have been
warned not to fire. They managed
the attack and they were able to
arrest four of the suspects.


“We are going to charge the
suspects to court. Nobody has the
right to beat up a policeman on
duty.”


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