The spokesperson of the state police command, Adeyemi Toun, disclosed this in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital.Reports indicated that the incident occurred on Tuesday around 2 p.m. when the victim got off a motorcycle and was approached by three officers who then dragged him to the ground.
An eyewitness claimed that the victim had arrived to collect N1,000 he had already transferred to a Point of Sale operator, intending to give the money to the rider who brought him.
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The source said he was with him, as soon as he got the money, the officers came out of a tricycle and dragged him to the ground.
The victim kept asking what offence he had committed, but they didn’t let him speak.
The witness further explained that the victim pleaded with the officers, informing them that he was asthmatic, but they ignored his pleas.
In a reaction, the spokesperson said, the Kwara State police command is aware of this unfortunate incident which led to the sudden death of Suleiman Olayinka 27 years.