Unease over alleged motorcyclists’ death in civil defense custody

An air of unease has enveloped the Ogaminana area in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, following the alleged murder of a commercial motorcyclist, Onimisi Ilori, by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over the weekend.

Eyewitness account had it that a complaint was lodged at the Ogaminana divisional office of the civil defense corps, by the owner of the motorcycle, who alleged that the deceased bolted with his machine.

The operatives were said to have thereafter invited the suspect to their office for interrogation.

The suspect was said to have told the operatives that the motorcycle was stolen from where he parked it the previous day and that he reported the theft to the owner.

Ilori was said to have been beaten and later detained in the NSCDC cell where he was allegedly tortured to death.

As news of his death filtered into the town, it was gathered that motorcyclists in the town invaded the NSCDC office chanting war songs and demanding the release of the corpse of their colleague, while some of them were said to have taken to the highway, obstructing the free flow of traffic.

It was gathered that but for the quick intervention of anti-riot policemen who were drafted to the scene, the situation could have degenerating.

When contacted, spokesman of the NSCDC, Kogi State command, Alex Agiri confirmed the incident, adding that the command was investigating the incident.

He however called back later, saying that the incident never occured.

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