A man known only as Success passed away from wounds he received after being subjected to torture by members of the Ogun State security group So-Safe Corps on Coca-Cola Road in the Oju-Ore region of the state, according to reports.
A Facebook post by Ota Gossip revealed on Monday that the event happened following a fight between Success and his mother on Saturday.
Based on the post, Success was taken into custody after his mother informed So-Safe personnel about the problem.
The security guards allegedly took Success to an incomplete structure and tortured him instead of turning him over to the police.
“According to reports circulating within the community, the incident began after a misunderstanding between Success, his mother, and his younger brother at their residence. Success reportedly suffered a head injury during the fight and was observed bleeding.
The So-Safe security personnel were asked to step in when the mother called. The young man was later removed from the location, according to eyewitness reports and videos that are making the rounds online.
However, reports from the community indicate that he was allegedly taken to an abandoned building in the Oju Ore axis, where he was physically assaulted, rather than being placed in official custody.”
Temitope Adeniyi, another Facebook user, revealed that Success was allegedly beaten to death by the security guards.
His mother reported him to the So-Safe after they got into a fight. Adeniyi wrote, “The next thing they did was carry him to an incomplete building and beat him to death.”
The policemen have been turned over to the police, according to So-Safe Corps spokesperson Adegunwa Adegbuyi, who confirmed the event over the phone with our correspondent on Monday.
While denouncing the officers’ actions, Adegbuyi claimed that they went against the organization’s established operating protocols.
Some of our ad hoc employees responded to the mother’s plea for assistance. They are expected to change their ways, but regrettably, they broke the law on their own.
“Instantly, when the case came up, we had to hand them over to the Nigerian Police Force because the Commandant does not condone anything that has to do with human rights abuse.
“We handed over the first culprit, and after some hours, we handed over the second culprit to the police for necessary prosecution. We are working on synergy with the police to ensure that justice is done,” Adegbuyi said.
He came to the conclusion that Soji Ganzalo, the So-Safe Commander, had repeatedly cautioned the group’s officers against violating human rights and meddling in public affairs.
As of the time this report was filed, Babaseyi Oluseyi, the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, had not yet responded to an inquiry regarding the issue.
