Police Deny Torturing Suspected Cultist To Death In Ogun State

Police Deny Torturing Suspected Cultist To Death In Ogun State

Oduyiga, 39, and another suspected cultist, Gbenga Adejoke, have been on the wanted list of the command. They were arrested on November 18 following an intelligence report.

The Ogun State Police Command has denied media reports that a suspected cultist, Oduyiga Seyi Samson, was tortured to death at the command.

According to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, Oduyiga was taken to court last Thursday, where he was to be arraigned before a special court on cultism case in Isabo Abeokuta, but the court did not sit, and he was taken back to Eleweran in Abeokuta.

She explained that the suspect who was to be arraigned the following Friday, suddenly went mad at about 5:00 a.m on Friday.

Following this, the spokesperson said the suspect was taken to the police hospital and later to Ijaye General Hospital Abeokuta, where he later gave up the ghost.

On Interrogation, both Seyi and Gbenga made a confessional statement to being members of the outlawed Buccaneer and Eiye confraternity Secret cult. Seyi confessed he was initiated in 2015.

“The Ogun State Police Command vehemently refutes that the deceased was tortured to death as it is being speculated in some online media. Ogun police command holds a strong commitment to upholding fundamental human rights laws, particularly when it comes to treatment of suspects.

The Ogun State Police Command vehemently refutes that the deceased was tortured to death as it is being speculated in some online media.

Ogun police command holds a strong commitment to upholding fundamental human rights laws, particularly when it comes to treatment of suspects.

“Torture is strictly against our protocols and principles. Ogun state police command is well versed in the legal framework that safeguards the rights of individuals in custody, free from all forms of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.