The Police in
Lagos have forced Olanrenju Gbedeogun, an officer of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to make a statement that exonerates the police
from the attack that led to the death of two officers of the corps as well as
led to the escape of some oil pipeline vandals.
It was learnt that in a frantic
bid to cover their tracks and back-up their claim to the presidency that it was
officers of NSCDC which attacked the police, and that the police knew nothing
about the death of the two NSCDC men, the police in Lagos has subjected
Gbedeogun to severe torture reportedly supervised by the Lagos State
Commissioner of Police where a videotaped confession is said to have been
obtained.
A police officer at the Owutu
Police Station who felt bad about the latest developments told us on condition
of anonymity that if care was not taken urgently Gbedeogun would be dead before
daybreak. By that time, the torture victim had already spent over 24hrs in
detention, contrary to the law. This is even as the IG of Police Mr Mohammed
Abubakar yesterday ordered the unconditional and immediate release of all NSCDC
officials in custody.
Gbedeogun was one of the NSCDC
officers that escaped from the vandalization scene where the police killed two
of his colleagues. He was found where he was hiding for fear of his life, and
arrested by the police.
Our source said that in forcing
the confession out of him, the police reminded Gbedeogun of the case in Edo
State of Olaitan Oyerinde, Governor Adams Oshiomole’s former aide who was
allegedly killed by the police last year, suggesting that a similar fate could
be his if he failed to cooperate with them.
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