A Police Inspector Ago Egharevba has been summarily dismissed from the service after he was found guilty of assaulting an innocent civilian identified as Ayomide Taiwo which led to his death in Osun State.
The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Undie J. Adie who condemned the despicable act and misconduct of the Police Officer attached to Ibokun Divisional Police Headquarters against the civilian, described the act as “totally grievous assault on the innocent man.”
Confirming the dismissal on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin said the officer was “identified, arrested and the erring officer detained.
“The defaulter has passed through Force disciplinary procedures of orderly room trial, dismissed and he will be subsequently charged to court,” the police PRO reiterated.
The statement read in parts, “The Commissioner of Police wishes to state clearly that, the Command under his watch would not tolerate any act of indiscipline, brutality, unprofessional behaviour and incivility to members of the public.
“While being conscious of human rights and the importance of members of the public in the fight against crimes and in the spirit of community policing, he called on the people of the state to continue to cooperate and collaborate with the state Command.
CP Adie, while condoling with the bereaved family, assured that justice and fairness in the matter was served.
It would be recalled that Inspector Egharevba was responsible for the death of a 20-year-old fashion designer, Taiwo Ayomide, who was battered with the butt of the gun over N50 bribe.
After the battery, the later died at the Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, where he was receiving treatment.
The incident took place last week when the deceased and his brother, Oladimeji Wasiu, were coming back from Sallah celebration before he met his untimely death at an illegal police checkpoint in the state.
The incident which occurred on Wednesday about 3.30pm around Ilahun village along Ibokun road, involved the victim and his brother who were riding on a motorcycle from his town Iragbiji area of Osun state before the police officer, identified as Inspector Ago Egharevba stopped them and demanded for a bribe.
It was learnt that before he could bring out the money from his pocket, the police man allegedly hit him on the head with the butt of the rifle culminating to head injuries that ultimately led to his death later in the hospital.
Realising that the victim was injured and unconscious, Wasiu narrated, the police was said to have removed the N50,000 with his phone in the victim’s pocket and immediately fled the scene abandoning them.
