A 19-year-old boy identified as Rilwanu Akintunde has been tortured to death by a woman, Mrs. Akintunde and her accomplices who have been arrested by the operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, after the murder suspects accused the woman's son of stealing her N90,000.
Following Akintunde's constant denial of stealing the money, the
woman's brother Kayode and a policeman identified as Titus, were said to
have beaten, handcuffed and locked the victim inside a teargased room
for six hours, the teenager passed out and was rushed to Richland
Hospital, Arepo, where he was confirmed dead on Sunday evening.
According to The Nation, his torturers secretly buried him at his mother’s site at the Sotel area of the state.
The incident reportedly took another turn as the victim’s mother
reportedly found the money for which Rilwanu was tortured to death.
Following the discovery, residents of Oriola Street, Ibafo and environs
stormed Kayode’s residence; chased all the tenants away and vandalized
his properties.
The residents who were clamoring for jungle justice on all the
culprits, were armed with cutlasses, bottles, sticks and placards with
inscriptions such as ‘Rado was a good son born by a stupid mother.’ They
posted the inscriptions on the walls of the building whose roofs, doors
and windows have been destroyed.
The deceased’s mother was later arrested by policemen from Ibafo Division, while Kayode and Titus fled the neighbourhood.
Confirming the incident, the state police command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was unaware if Titus was a policeman.
“The information I got is that the woman, the boy’s stepfather
and his friend tortured him to death. They said the woman complained
that her N90, 000 was missing and she accused her son. Then, she told
the boy’s stepfather, who sent his wife to contact a friend of his.
“They all tortured the boy to death and secretly buried him.
The woman later saw the money. At the moment, the two men involved are
on the run but the women have been arrested. They have been transferred
to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department, SCIID.
“The Police Commissioner Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered that the
fleeing suspects be arrested. I am not aware that one of them is a
policeman, but be assured that they will be fished out and dealt in
accordance with the law,” the spokesperson said.
After dropping your comment, take a chill pill, it may take minutes before it appears after moderation.
Your comment(s) are appreciated.
You want to get notified when i reply your comment? Kindly tick the Notify Me box.