A female politician, Ronke Adelugba, has been beaten to death by policemen, in Akure, Ondo state.
Adelugba was allegedly killed on Sunday night by policemen who invaded her house in search of suspected criminals.
The deceased politician, who was the Woman Leader of the Accord Party (AP) in Ward 5, Akure South LGA, was allegedly hit with a gun butt and beaten by two of the seven policemen.
It was reported that the seven policemen, who came in a white police Hilux van, had stormed her house, after searching a nearby bush for some boys suspected to be smoking Indian hemp in the area.
After failing to find anyone in the bush, the policemen headed to Adelugba’s house to check if the boys were hiding there.
In the course of their search, an argument ensued between the policemen and Adelugba, who pointed out to them that only her own children were in the house.
The politician refused to let her children be arrested without any explanation or warrant.
Consequently, the policemen shoved, beat and hit her head with the butt of a gun, and Adelugba slumped and died.
The policemen were then said to have fled the scene after the residents of the area gathered.
The residents would later carried the corpse of the woman to Ala Police Station where the policemen came from.
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