Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four men in connection with the death of a policeman, Agada Akoh, who was beaten to death at Dalemo area of Sango Ota on Sept. 13.
Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made this known in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday.
He disclosed that the policeman was beaten into coma by some hoodlums at Dalemo bus stop in Sango Ota, adding that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Godwin Idehai, quickly led his men to the scene where he met the policeman in a pool of blood.
Oyeyemi explained further: “The officer was quickly rushed to the General Hospital, Ota, for medical care but died while receiving treatment.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased officer and one other, escorted their principal from Idah in Kogi to Lagos State.
“On their way passing through Sango Ota, a truck driver, Jelili Ismaila, drove dangerously and almost pushed their vehicle off the road.
“While trying not to hit the vehicle conveying the officers, the truck entered a pothole as a result of which its tyre got punctured.
“This made the two policemen to come down and cautioned the truck driver to always be mindful of other road users.
“But the driver accused them of being at fault and mobilised hoodlums who attacked the officers and their principal with dangerous weapons and beat the deceased into coma.
“Having realised that the policeman may not survive the attack, the driver and his hired hoodlums took to their heels but luck ran out on four of them when the DPO and his men on a tip off, stormed their hideout and got them arrested while the others escaped.”
The PPRO stated that the remains of the deceased officer had been deposited at Ota General Hospital mortuary.
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He quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, as describing the incident as barbaric and an act of lawlessness.
He also disclosed that the CP has ordered a manhunt for the remaining suspects while warning that unwarranted attack on his men would not be accepted.
Oyeyemi said the CP has directed that the arrested suspects be transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for an in-depth investigation and diligent prosecution.
