.The suspects
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command say they have nabbed three suspects for allegedly beating one Tunji George to death over an allegation of stealing an iPhone 6.
Crime report by the command indicated that the suspects are Felix Sunday, Shomuye Musa and Oluwatobi Michael, and were arrested on Wednesday 20th October 2021, at Iyana Iyesi in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested following a report made by one Bola at Onipanu Divisional headquarters that her brother was alleged to have stolen a iPhone 6 at Keke hotel in iyana iyesi Ota.
She was said to have told the police that consequently the deceased was tied with rope in the hotel and tortured to death.
The state police spokesman added that the suspects having realised that the victim was about giving up the ghost, they quickly rushed him to an hospital, but before they got to the hospital, the victim had died.
Based on this complaint, he said the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu,Ota, CSP Bamidele job, mobilised his men and moved to the scene, where two of the suspects were apprehended, while the remaining one was arrested in the hotel where the did was done.
Oyeyemi said during interrogation, the suspects informed the police that they strongly suspected the deceased as the person who stole the iPhone 6, and in order to recover the said phone from him, they decided to torture him not knowing that it would result to his death.
He said the corpse of the victim has been deposited at the Ota General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
He also warned that the command under his leadership “will not tolerate any form of jungle justice and whoever engaged in such act, no matter his status or position will not be spared from punishment under the law.”
