Killer police officer: Daramola Tosin
As shocking as it sounds, a police corporal,
Daramola Tosin, has allegedly killed another
police officer, inspector Lateef Shuaib.
According to a report by Punch, corporal
Tosin who has since been dismissed was
attached to the Ekiti Police Division in the
Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Tosin allegedly shot Shuaib after secretly
withdrawing up to N300,000 from Shuaib’s
bank account without his consent.
It was gathered that Shuaib had entrusted
Tosin with his Automated Teller Machine
card when he fell ill.
The inspector was reportedly defecating
when Tosin shot him dead with an AK-47
rifle and buried him at the back of a police
barracks.
The victim’s sister, Sherifat Hammed, was
said to have reported to the Osi Police
Station on May 10, 2016, that Shuaib had
been missing since May 6. She suspected
Tosin because her elder brother informed
her when he was sick that he entrusted his
UBA ATM card to the suspect to help him in
withdrawing money.
Commenting on the matter, the Kwara state
commissioner of Police, Sam Okaula, said he
ensured that discreet investigation was
conducted, adding that the suspect was
arrested.
The CP said, “We do not condone crime. We
go after anyone including members of the
Force who go out of their way to commit
crime. We will investigate and prosecute them
if found culpable and ensure we gain
conviction. This particular dastardly act will
not be an exception.”
The suspect was arraigned on Tuesday,
June 8 before a magistrate’s court in Ilorin.
The magistrate, Mr. Nurudeen Adeyanju, who
did not take the plea of the accused, said
his court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the
matter since it was a murder charge.
He added that it should be handled by the
high court. He however ordered that the
accused be remanded at the Federal Prison,
Mandalla.
The case was adjourned till June 21, 2016,
for mention.
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