Segun Elegbede, a 42-year-old farmer has reportedly died after being allegedly tortured to death by policemen from the Magbon Police Division, Ogun State.

It was gathered that the policemen took Elegbede away after torturing him and allegedly invading and looting Ajibawo village, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area.

It was gathered that he was deined access to his family and was pronounced dead to a family member 7 days after his arrest.

A resident of the area said the policemen invaded on October 14, 2016.

She said, “On that day, I saw about four policemen around 3pm; they came in a commercial bus. Suddenly they started shooting, and everybody fled.

“I tried to hide inside my shop with my two children. Other policemen later arrived in a patrol van. They broke into my shop and damaged my refrigerator and other electronics.

“They took away my phones, recharge cards, ATM cards, money, canned malt, tin milk and bottled drinks, among others. The value of everything is about N400,000. A man, who was sleeping in the house beside my shop, was attacked and taken away that day.”

The victim’s wife,  Fatimoh Elegbede said she was informed of the attack when she got back home and was denied access to her husband.

“When I got back to the community, everywhere was deserted. When I entered our house, I saw that it had been vandalised.

“When I got to Magbon Police Division, I was not allowed to see my husband; they kept asking me to exercise patience. After seven days, the police called my husband’s sister that she should come for his corpse,” she added.

John Aina, the family lawyer said the police have refused to disclose where the victim’s body was deposited.

He said, “The policemen, before leaving the village, arrested some okada (motorcycle) riders and took away their motorcycles. They were released a few days later. But the deceased, who was arrested while sleeping, was kept from seeing his family until he was declared dead.

“Why did the officers invade the village that day? Why was the deceased arrested? Why did the policemen loot shops in the area? Why was Mr. Segun Elegbede not charged to court promptly if he committed any crime? Why wasn’t he released on bail or allowed to see his family members? Where are the corpse and the autopsy report? The police authorities must investigate these issues. We will be taking appropriate legal actions against the police on the matter.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was not aware of the incident.

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