Ogun: Three arrested for beating boy to death over alleged phone theft
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
The Ogun State police command has arrested the trio of Ugo Obi, Chinonso Jude and Chibuke Samson of MTN Street, Iju-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state for allegedly beating a 23-year-old man, Samuel Ajibade, to death over alleged phone theft.
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday.
The three suspects, Ugo, Chinonso and Chibuke were said to have been arrested on January 21 following a report by one Gbenga Ajibade who reported at Onipanu Divisional Headquarters.
Gbenga said that his son, Samuel was alleged to have stolen two handsets by the suspects, consequent upon which the three suspects jointly beat him to state of comma.
He stated further that the deceased was rushed to General Hospital, Ota for medical attention but was confirmed dead as soon as he got to the hospital by the doctor on duty.
Receiving the report, the DPO Onipanu Division, CSP Bamidele Job was said to have led his detectives to the scene where the three suspects were quickly arrested.
The statement added that but for the quick response of the police, the suspects would have been lynched by angry mob who have gathered to apply jungle justice on them immediately they heard that the victim is dead.
The corpse of the deceased was said to have been deposited at the General Hospital, Ota mortuary for post mortem examination.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and deligent prosecution.
The CP therefore warned that the command would not tolerate any form of jungle justice on anybody suspected of any type of crime.
He appealed to members of the public to always report anyone suspected to have committed crime to the law enforcement agency for proper investigation and prosecution rather than taking laws into their own hands.
