The Kwara State Police Command has arrested several officers in connection with the alleged killing of a Kwara State University (KWASU) student, Suleiman Olayinka.
Olayinka,27, was allegedly killed by policemen on Tuesday at around 2:00 pm in the Tanke area of Ilorin.
According to sources at the scene of the incident, the victim got off a motorcycle and was approached by three officers, who then dragged him to the ground.
Another witness said that the deceased had come to collect N1,000, which he had already transferred to a point-of-sale operator to settle the fare for the Okada rider who brought him.
“I was with him. As soon as he got the money from a PoS operator, the officers came out of a tricycle and dragged him to the ground. The victim kept asking what offence he had committed, but they didn’t let him speak,” the source said.
He pleaded with the officers, informing them that he was asthmatic, but they ignored his pleas.”
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, who confirmed the incident on Friday said that the police were already aware and had taken action.
“The Kwara State Police Command is aware of this unfortunate incident, which led to the sudden death of Suleiman Olayinka (M), 27 years old,” the PPRO said.
“A complaint of cheating and criminal breach of trust was reported against the deceased. Police detectives were immediately assigned to investigate the case.
“Meanwhile, the officers involved in the incident have been identified, arrested, and detained for further investigation regarding the death of the suspect.
“Further updates will be provided promptly as investigations unfold.”
The latest incident comes barely three weeks after the dismissal and prosecution of three police officers over the murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student, Quoyum Abdulyekeen.
