*As five die in Sagamu protest

By: Kingsley Omonobi

Following the death of the Assistant Captain of Remo Stars FC, Tiamiyu Kazeem, in Sagamu, Ogun State, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, FCID, Anthony Ogbizi, to, with immediate effect, take over investigations into the matter.

Tiamiyu, a player with Remo Star Football Club, was killed on Saturday after policemen attached to the Zonal Intervention Squad, ZIS, arrested him on allegations of being a Yahoo Boy.

According to a statement by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, “the IGP gave the order on Monday (today) while reviewing daily reports of major crime incidents across the country.”

He said the IGP, while commiserating with family and friends of the deceased, has called for calm and assured that justice will be done in the matter, reiterating that any person found culpable will be brought to book.

Recall that the family of late Kazeem Tiyamiyu, popularly known as ‘Kaka’, had refuted preliminary reports on the death of their son released by Ogun State Police Command, insisting that ‘Kaka’ was murdered by SARS operatives on the Sagamu-Abeokuta Road.

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Meanwhile, the number of casualties in the protest over the footballer’s death has increased to five, including two policemen.

Hundreds of protesters, including women and children, had flooded the streets in Sagamu, Ogun State, to register their anger over the killing of Tiamiyu.

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