A yet-to-be-identified guy has succumbed to the wounds he sustained upcoming falling right into a canal in an struggle to retirement arrest by means of policemen who reportedly labelled him a fraudster within the Ayobo department of Ipaja, Lagos Climate.
Town Spherical accrued {that a} buddy to the spouse of dead body guy claimed in a layout of tweets on X.com that two policemen have been detained in reference to the incident, the environment Police Nation Family members Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, alternatively, stated he used to be now not conscious about such declare when our correspondent contacted him for affirmation on Friday.
It used to be learnt that the person used to be accused of being an Web fraudster by means of plain-clothed policemen because of his tattoos.
The sufferer, who used to be subconscious on the presen he used to be rescued from the canal, used to be pressed for time to the Lagos Climate College Instructing Health facility, Ikeja GRA, the place he reportedly died.
This used to be disclosed in a layout of tweets posted on X.com on Thursday by means of a consumer, Omorhemi, who stated she used to be a chum of dead body’s spouse.
“The previous day morning, the police chased my buddy’s husband until he lost in the canal. They took his slippers and cash that fell and left when public began shouting. This came about on the Federal Bus Forbid, Ipaja, Ayobo axis. He’s lately subconscious at LASUTH.
“The officials have been on mufti. They prevented him on a motorbike, and the motorcycle guy left. They searched him insisting he’s a Yahoo boy as a result of his tattoos and began cocking their weapons that they’re going to explode him, he began shifting away pronouncing he used to be now not they usually began following him until he ran.
“According to eyewitnesses, he stopped and they searched him, they didn’t see anything but insisted he is a Yahoo boy and started cocking their guns; he didn’t even run till they started trying to hit him. He was moving away gently till they started running and he slipped,” Omorhemi wrote.
Reacting to the video on Thursday night time, the environment Police Nation Family members Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated the incident had now not so far been reported on the police station however famous that an investigation used to be nonetheless ongoing.
He wrote, “Since we noticed this video, we’ve got been making concerted efforts to make sure this declare however not anything has became up so far. Now we have checked our information and deny file has been made until now of this incident that the narrator defined came about the previous day. However, our investigation is ongoing.
“The Area Commander covering that entire axis is personally on it. Anyone with additional and useful information should please reach out to us. We will keep the public updated on our findings.”
Then again, sharing an replace in a layout of tweets on Friday, Omorhemi introduced that the person died overdue on Wednesday night time past on the clinic.
She wrote, “He has giving up! I’m so far to inform the spouse as of now. Nigerian Police! Nigerian Police!! It’s not that i am happy to tell you that this younger guy died in the course of the night time on Wednesday few hours upcoming the incident.
“The spouse going to the police station, Segment P to file and the officials requested her in the event that they have been those that driven him. She couldn’t wait as she wasn’t solid past nonetheless seeking to get her husband to obtain the most efficient remedy.
“All hands have been on deck to make sure the man survived which was why follow-up at the station was not done. There are eyewitnesses on this platform that saw the incident unfold.”
In some other tweet posted by means of Omorhemi on Friday afternoon, she disclosed that two of the officials who allegedly chased the person have been detained.
“Thanks to some eyewitnesses who have been able to point out two from the officers and the cooperation of their DPO, they have been taken and detained at Area M where the Area commander is @ Benjamin Hundeyin and Olumuyiwa Adejobi,” she wrote.
When our correspondent referred to as Hundeyin to verify the detention of the policemen as claimed by means of Omorhemi, he stated, “I am aware of such.”