Sad! Bricklayer Tortured To Death After Being Accused of Robbery in Ogun State (Photo)

A woman has led some heartless hoodlums to the
house of a man after accusing him of robbery before
torturing him to death.

Adeleke Oyadara was tortured to death
A bricklayer identified as Adeleke Oyadara in Ogun
State has been tortured to death after he was accused
of robbery by some group of people.
According to Punch, a businesswoman, identified only
as Bolanle, had claimed that she was robbed by the
deceased on September 10. Bolanle, around 8pm of
the next day, was alleged to have gone to Adeleke’s
house with some hoodlums.
After getting to the man's house, the hoodlums
descended on the 50-year-old and beat him to a pulp
before putting him in a truck they brought.
Our correspondent learnt that on the way, the group
was intercepted by some vigilance group members,
who took the case to the Sagamu Police Division. The
victim was said to have been referred to a hospital,
and died a few weeks later.
Narrating her husband's ordeal, the victim's wife,
Toyin said: “On that day, a man knocked on our door
around 8pm. Suddenly, a woman, who had hid behind
him, emerged, and held my husband by the waist.
“She claimed that my husband robbed her in a cab the
previous day. My husband denied it and my attempt to
explain that my husband was with me throughout that
day fell on deaf ears.
“The man slapped my husband. They dragged him to
where they parked their truck and five hoodlums came
down and beat him to a pulp and drove off with him.”
The police have now arrested the hoodlums, but the
family of the victim is asking for justice after saying
the man was killed following mere allegations. The
lawyer representing the family, Moses Bamgbelu said:
“We want the government and Nigerians to help us. We
want justice. My dad told me before he died that he
had never seen those people in his life. The police also
said their investigation showed that my father didn’t
commit the offence. He was a bricklayer."
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi,
said it was a case of suspected robbery turned murder.
He said, “From the information available to us, the
victim was a cab driver and he was taking the woman
to a place. He overheard her discussing about a N1m
contract on the telephone. So, he thought she had that
money on her.
“He drove into a bush and threatened her with pliers.
He searched her bag and found N50,000, which he took
and fled.
“The woman raised the alarm and people gathered
around her. She told them what happened and
described the cab. Those people traced it to the man’s
house where he was found and beaten. He was rescued
by the police.
“The case was reported as robbery and was transferred
to the SCIID. The man was taken to a hospital for
treatment. Unfortunately, he died. It has now become a
murder case. The woman’s lawyer has been shielding
her from arrest, but investigation is ongoing into the
case.”