Ondo Youths Set Police Station Ablaze After Boy Dies In Custody
Angry Ondo youths have set fire to a divisional police station in Ifon, headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, following allegations that a young boy died in police custody after being tortured.
Sources said the incident occurred after the boy, whose identity has not been disclosed, was arrested alongside another person following a fight on Friday night, which was Valentine’s Day.
“What really happened was that some young boys in the community engaged in a fight on Friday night, which was Valentine’s Day, and the incident was reported to the police,” one of the sources who told The Gazette on Sunday.
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“The police had to wade in and arrest two boys. The next day, which was Saturday, we learned that one of them had died in police custody because he was tortured while the other fell into a coma before he was rushed to the hospital.
“The development got the other boys who happened to be their friends angry, and they moved to the divisional police station chasing away the officers before setting it on fire.”
Police spokesperson in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident, stating that the Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, alongside top security chiefs, had visited the community.
Mrs Odunlami-Omisanya added, “A marching order had been given to the security agents to restore normalcy and peace to the community,” noting that details of the visit would soon be made public.
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