The police highest command has announced the arrest of 12 suspects, in connection with the recent torture and dehumanisation of three market women at the Oba Morufu International Market, Ejigbo, Lagos.
Police identified one of the suspects, Isiaka Waidi, the grand patron of the market’s traders (the Baba-Oja of the market), as the mastermind of the act.
Waidi, the police said, gave orders for the unlawful arrest, debasement, torture and extortion of N50, 000 from relations of the victims, as condition for their freedom.
Other suspects arrested by the police are – Saheed Adisa, Lateef Tijani, Ahmed Adisa, Oloruntoyin Dauda (a.k.a Iya-Oja) Adenkule Adenuga, Jimoh Busari and Azeez Akinosun.
Police also arrested Haruna Abdullahi and Buhari Yusuf who allegedly mixed the concoction of pepper and alcoholic spirit that were applied on the victims’ bodies, including the private parts.
“Two of the victims, who were young girls, were arrested along with their mother, tortured and dehumanised by persons who claimed to be members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) providing security at the market, and some market association officials who subsequently extorted the sum of N50, 000 from the father of the victims in return for their freedom.
“One of the victims, Juliana Agoma, a Republic of Benin national, was moved back to Cotonou by her father where she subsequently died, allegedly from injuries sustained in the torture.
“We have also declared wanted a man called Tiri, an alleged member of the OPC who was captured in the video footage and alleged to have stripped naked one of the victims, Ajoke Agoma; and mother of the two other female victims, in the presence of her husband, Otepa Oluronti,” the police further stated.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, added that two other suspects – Akeem and one Michael Abolore were also implicated in the attack. They are both on the run.
Mba said the suspects, who are still in custody, would soon be charged to court. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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..quite babaric.
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ReplyDeleteI wonder where this country is going to. If the so call leader can order the torture of fellow human to this extent, what will now be the hope of the masses?
ReplyDeleteOne of the reason people feel they can do what they do is which I know is the fact that our Judiciary and the law enforcement agency are weak and ineffective.
I wouldn't be surprise is both the grand patrons (Baba Loja and Iya Oloja) respectively would have say go and call your police (Lo pe Olopa e wa).
The are wicked and are not fit for the community. I know more of this would have be done to other market women, men, young and old alike. Majority of these grand patrons are also tout in disguise just that they feel they have the backup of the Obas of their community. How can you order the torture of whoever?
Wicked People!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nigerians' where is our hope for tomorrow? i hope you all know that the world at large is watching us? which type of crime has these people done to deserve this high wickedness? where is our human conscious? why is that these Muslim people have the same wicked heart all over the world? we should remember, we are not the owner of this earth for his coming back to judge the earth, what account will you present before God? either you are christian nor Muslim, infact everyone of us cannot escape the judgement of God, including my very self for the heart of man is desperately wicked who can know it? but God sees even our most inner secret all.
ReplyDeleteYou people will pay dearly for it, old fools!
ReplyDeleteBetter late than never
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