Bricklayer accused of robbery dies few weeks after being tortured

Bricklayer accused of robbery,
dies few weeks after being
tortured (Photo)
A bricklayer, Adeleke Oyadara, has been tortured
to death in Kujore, Iwelepe, in the Sagamu area
of Ogun State, after he was accused of robbery.
According to Punch Metro, a businesswoman,
identified only as Bolanle, had claimed that she
was robbed by the deceased on September 10.
Bolanle, around 8pm of the next day, was alleged
to have gone to Adeleke’s house with some
hoodlums.
They were said to have descended on the 50-
year-old and beaten him to a pulp before putting
him in a truck they brought.
Punch correspondent learnt that on the way, the
group was intercepted by some vigilance group
members, who took the case to the Sagamu
Police Division.
The victim was said to have been referred to a
hospital, and died a few weeks later. The
victim’s wife, Toyin, said her husband was taken
away from the house around 8pm on September
11.
She said,
“On that day, a man knocked on our door around
8pm. Suddenly, a woman, who had hid behind
him, emerged, and held my husband by the
waist.
She claimed that my husband robbed her in a
cab the previous day. My husband denied it and
my attempt to explain that my husband was with
me throughout that day fell on deaf ears.
The man slapped my husband. They dragged him
to where they parked their truck and five
hoodlums came down and beat him to a pulp and
drove off with him.”
One of the victim’s children, Emmanuel, said he
reported at the Sagamu Police Division, adding
that he was writing his report when the group
brought his father to the station.
“The police referred us to a hospital for
treatment,” he added.
Emmanuel said his father was admitted at the
hospital for about a month before he was taken
back home due to the hospital bills, which the
family could not afford.
The son said he was later taken to the Olabisi
Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.
“While on admission, the woman wrote a petition
to the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department, Eleweran. The
policemen there demanded that we brought my
father from the hospital because they thought he
was pretending.
He was at the SCIID when he collapsed and we
took him back to the hospital. He died on
Saturday, October 15,” he added.
Punch correspondent learnt that the police had
arrested one of the hoodlums that carried out
the attack on the victim, while the woman was
said to be on the run.
The family said it had already briefed its lawyer,
one Moses Bamgbelu.
“We want the government and Nigerians to help
us. We want justice. My dad told me before he
died that he had never seen those people in his
life. The police also said their investigation
showed that my father didn’t commit the
offence. He was a bricklayer,” Emmanuel said.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola
Oyeyemi, said it was a case of suspected
robbery turned murder.
He said,
“From the information available to us, the victim
was a cab driver and he was taking the woman
to a place. He overheard her discussing about a
N1m contract on the telephone. So, he thought
she had that money on her.
He drove into a bush and threatened her with
pliers. He searched her bag and found N50,000,
which he took and fled.
The woman raised the alarm and people
gathered around her. She told them what
happened and described the cab. Those people
traced it to the man’s house where he was found
and beaten. He was rescued by the police.
The case was reported as robbery and was
transferred to the SCIID. The man was taken to
a hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, he died.
It has now become a murder case. The woman’s
lawyer has been shielding her from arrest, but
investigation is ongoing into the case.”by chibabynaija1