BRICKLAYER IN OGUN STATE.... TOTURED TO DEATH

By: Adeko Damilola and Ayobami Grace





A bricklayer, Adeleke Oyadara, has been tortured to
death in Kujore, Iwelepe, in the Sagamu area of Ogun
State, after he was accused of robbery.

EL DORADO  learnt that a businesswoman, identified
only as Bolanle, had claimed that she was robbed by
the deceased on September 10.

Bolanle, around 8pm of the next day, was alleged to
have gone to Adeleke’s house with some hoodlums.
They were said to have descended on the 50-year-old
and beaten him to a pulp before putting him in a truck
they brought.

Our correspondent learnt that on the way, the group
was intercepted by some vigilance group members,
who took the case to the Sagamu Police Division.
The victim was said to have been referred to a
hospital, and died a few weeks later.

The victim’s wife, Toyin, said her husband was taken
away from the house around 8pm on September 11.

She said, “On that day, a man knocked on our door
around 8pm. Suddenly, a woman, who had hid behind
him, emerged, and held my husband by the waist.
“She claimed that my husband robbed her in a cab the
previous day. My husband denied it and my attempt
to explain that my husband was with me throughout
that day fell on deaf ears.

“The man slapped my husband. They dragged him to
where they parked their truck and five hoodlums came
down and beat him to a pulp and drove off with him.”
One of the victim’s children, Emmanuel, said he

reported at the Sagamu Police Division, adding that he
was writing his report when the group brought his
father to the station.

“The police referred us to a hospital for treatment,” he
added.

Emmanuel said his father was admitted at the hospital
for about a month before he was taken back home
due to the hospital bills, which the family could not
afford.

Mr Adeleke on the hospital bed before his death...... Sourced from PUNCH by OSHODI BABALOLA 

The son said he was later taken to the Olabisi
Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.
“While on admission, the woman wrote a petition to
the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, Eleweran. The policemen there
demanded that we brought my father from the
hospital because they thought he was pretending.

“He was at the SCIID when he collapsed and we took
him back to the hospital. He died on Saturday,
October 15,” he added.

Our correspondent learnt that the police had arrested
one of the hoodlums that carried out the attack on the

victim, while the woman was said to be on the run.