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Confirming the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the slain Air Force officer was in uniform when he unknowingly ran into the mob who lynched him.
“Yes, the incident happened yesterday. I think it was caused by an argument between them and men of the Nigerian Army. We are still investigating.“He was just going on his own, he had nothing to do with the crisis. They just mobbed him and killed him because he was in uniform.Oyeyemi explained that the Commissioner of Police had directed the Homicide section to take over the matter.
“The situation has been brought under control. The area is calm now. The Divisional Police Officer of Owode and some other policemen were able to move into the scene quickly,” he said.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.