Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta
Pandemonium and angry reactions broke out in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Saturday following the alleged killing of a young man by the Police under the suspicion that he was a fleeing ‘Yahoo Yahoo‘ (con artist) practitioner.
The Nation learnt the youths in Sagamu went wild with rage when the news filtered to them that the young man, who was earlier in the day arrested in Sagamu alive without resistance, and taken to Abeokuta, was mysteriously shot dead later by the Police halfway into their journey to Abeokuta.
It was learnt that quick intervention of senior Police Officers who moved in quickly to douse the tension saved the situation from turning into chaos.
On Thursday, a similar protest broke out in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, following the shooting of two Hausa traders in Olomoore market by operatives of the anti -cultism unit of the Ogun State Police Command.
But the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi said no policeman shot anybody dead.
Abimbola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said the deceased was a suspected criminal.
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He claimed he was knocked down by a speeding vehicle when he attempted to run across the road after jumping down from the car being used by a Police Inspector to convey him to Abeokuta .
The Police spokesperson said the young man whose identity, he did not disclose, was accused of always kitting himself in full military uniform to harass and intimidate unsuspecting members of the public in Sagamu, which prompted a Police Inspector attached to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department(SCIID), Abeokuta, to storm Sagamu alone for his arrest.
He claimed while he was being taken to Abeokuta, the vehicle developed fault and was parked by the roadside.
He explained that while the faulty car was being fixed, the suspect jumped out of the car and tried to run across the road but a speeding vehicle, unfortunately, knocked him down and he died in the process.
He also disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, had given directive for the arrest of the Inspector for investigation to ascertain the level of unprofessionalism exhibited in his conduct towards the victim and recommend appropriate disciplinary action.
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