Police officers attached to Obelawo division in Osogbo have been accused of chasing a man, identified as Dare, to a point where he crashes his car on a residential building in the town.
Dare, who has been hospitalised, after he sustained varying degrees of injuries, ran his car into the building in the early hours of Sunday, December 5, 2021
Spokesperson of Osun Police Watch, a non-governmental organization committed to guarding against police brutality in the State, Oluwasegun Idowu, decried the incessant unruly conduct of police officers in the State.
Idowu, who is a member of the Osun State judicial panel on police brutality, stated that though the victim claimed that the police officers responsible for his predicament assured him that they will repair his car and pay for his hospital bills, the matter has been reported to the Police Complaint Response Unit (PCRU).
The Osun Police Watch spokesperson added that they had to raise the alarm because another person may suffer unjustly and life may even be lost just as it happened to Kabiru Babai on Friday in Ota-Efun.
While commending the PCRU for rising up to the occasion, the organisation demanded that the police personnel responsible for the accident be identified and disciplined.
They requested that the serving senior police officer in charge of the station, CSP Omoyele, be transferred out of the state because he was a member of the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS).
Idowu, who insisted that the law should take its full course, also called on citizens not to negotiate with rogue officers of the Nigerian police when issues like this occur.
When contacted, SP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson debunked the allegations that the man was chased by police officers.
She said officers on duty were on patrol before Dare saw them and started speeding with no one after him.
“It’s a lie. No police officer pursued him. Officers were on their normal duty, no one was after him. We would have arrested him but the people whose house were destroyed said they will repair it themselves.”
Recall that on Friday, a borehole rig operator, Kabiru Babai, died as a result of gunshot to the chest by Sergeant Moses Samuel.
The Osun Command has since arrested the culprit and promised that justice would be served in the matter.
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