Suleiman Adeyemi died last Tuesday after he was brutally beaten by police officers attempting to arrest him in the Tanke area of Ilorin
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She said her son had a business deal with a friend, involving a payment of N2.4 million into his account. She added that Suleiman had paid N2 million and promised to pay the balance later. When PREMIUM TIMES contacted the family again on Monday, the younger sister of the deceased, Amina, said the family visited the Kwara State Police Commissioner, Victor Olaiya, at the State Command Headquarters in Ilorin early in the day.
“The officer in charge of the case asked our lawyer to come on Tuesday for further discussions. We also submitted a petition addressed to the Inspector-General of Police. The commissioner admitted that what they did was wrong but assured us that they would do the right thing,” she said. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the officers were dismissed from the force following investigations into the death of Qoyum Ishola, a student at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.
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