A middle aged man identified as Baba Wasiu was, on Sunday, allegedly tortured to death by some policemen attached to the Iyana Ofa police station, in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that Baba Wasiu was arrested at his residence in Kobomoje area of Ibadan, the state capital, on Sunday, by policemen from the station but he later slumped and died.

An eyewitness told the Nigerian Tribune that the deceased was allegedly tortured to death by the policemen who arrested him and three others.

Wasiu was said to have collapsed and died very close to the Idi Aro police station.

It was further gathered that two of the arrested suspects were released on Wednesday.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that the policemen had traced some people to the area for allegedly duping people but when they could not get the suspects, they decided to pick on some residents of the area who they thought would be able to give useful information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects.

They were said to have arrested the deceased and three others and taken to the police station where it was discovered that the deceased was ill.

The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer (DPPRO), Assistant Suprintendent of Police Femi Okanlawon, told Nigerian Tribune, on Wednesday, that it was not true that the deceased was tortured to death.

Men of the Oyo State police command are now investigating the circumstances that led to the death of the middle-aged man immediately he was released from police station.

He said that it was true that the deceased was “invited” by the police for interrogation.

But after seeing the state of his health when he got to the station he was released to his wife.

According to him, it was when they got home that the deceased slumped and died.

He said the remains of the deceased had been deposited at a general hospital in the state capital to determine the cause of his death.


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see na if soja beat or kill them dem go dey claim victim