FOR allegedly beating a security officer, Mr Samuel
Adole, to death in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, eight officers of the
state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) have been arrested by
the state police command.
Those arrested had been detained
for interrogation at the state police command, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
The 36-year-old father of two was
alleged to have been stabbed to death, for daring to ride on a 2.4 kilometre
road yet to be commissioned by the state government.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that an
autopsy had been ordered by the family, following the denial of the suspects
that they were not responsible for Adole’s death.
The result of the autopsy, it was gathered, would be made public in the next 48 hours.
The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa
Adejobi, confirmed the development, adding that investigations into the matter
were still ongoing
The result of the autopsy, it was gathered, would be made public in the next 48 hours.