Attempts by a peacemaker, Collins Osagie, to settle a disagreement between a spare parts trader and a naval rating in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State, has cost him his life.
Osagie, a bus driver, was tortured to death for offering to pay the rating N250, the main cause of his disagreement with the trader., revealed the moments two of the uniformed men punched and kicked the victim into a gutter.Photos of the deceased’s corpse, obtained byrevealed visible torture marks on different parts of the body. His head also appeared to have been fractured.
He said, “The incident happened around 6pm on Monday. Collins went to the area to eat and relax. We were together. “The argument degenerated to a scuffle between the navy man and the trader, and the latter head-butted him in the jaw. The rating sustained injuries. Kingsley explained that about 20 minutes later, five other military men came into the scene and the rating who had earlier slapped the victim reported to the others what he did.The witness said the men kicked the victim and asked him to do “frog jump”.gathered that some of the naval ratings had, however, gone to lay in ambush for the victim, with the hope of also catching the spare parts trader.
“He said he saw some military men beating him late in the night. He directed us to see some mallams who used a wheelbarrow to take him to a hospital. The mallams confirmed and said they took him to a private hospital.The case was subsequently reported at the Okokomaiko Police Station. “He crossed the road to pursue them and was quickly grabbed, thrown into a bus and taken to the police station. The case was then transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
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