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Published 10 May 2021
There was a protest at the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Monday over the death of a man, Omolola Rotimi Ejioye, also known as Eji, who was arrested for alleged murder.
According to Eji’s family members and the protesters, he died in the custody of Lagos State Police Command.
The police, however, denied the claim, clarifying that Eji was “never tortured to death but fell ill”.
During the protest on Monday, the placard-carrying youths alleged that the deceased was detained illegally.
One of the protesters, a nursing mother who came to the protest ground backing her baby, wailed that justice must be done.
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Omolola Ejioye was not tortured to death CP Lagos
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By Esther Onyegbula
The Lagos State Police Command has rebutted claims that policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti tortured Omolola Rotimi Ejioye, aka Eji, to death while in custody.
According to the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, “it necessary to refute and clear the air on the alleged torture and killing of Omolola Rotimi Ejioye waves on the social media by the operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba on Sunday 9th May 2021.”
Contrary to the news making rounds, “the command state in clear terms that a case of suspected murder was transferred from Ikorodu Division of Lagos State to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba-Lagos on 4th May 2021 for discreet investigation. Rotimi Omolola, the deceased, was equally brought along with the case file and other suspects.”