MAN GOES BLIND AFTER PASTORS HIRED HOODLUMS TO TORTURE IN DEFIANCE OF COURT PROCESS

The case was today, 8^th Aril presented before the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of zone 2 Police command Lagos. At present in the meeting room were; both parties, victim of torture, accused persons of torture, the 6^th wife of late Pastor and witnesses. I was there as an observer as the DCP investigated into the matter, he took time to read through the case file and the entire document presented in the case file. 

My Observation/Findings:

That,

1.      the DCP had never heard or seen the case file before it was reported at FHQ

2.      Mr. Ademo provided concrete evidence including an agreement which was signed by the late Pastor, transfer of ownership and living witnesses that he paid a total of N3, 500,000 to the late Pastor Yemi, father of the complainant and that the land was sold to him.

3.      Mr. Ademo did not take possession of the land from late Pastor Yemi after he completed the payment even though payment was completed before the late Pasto died.

4.      The late pastor’s son said his father did not in any way, sell the land to anybody.

5.      Late Pastor’s 6^th wife signed some of the payment document as withes to the husband.

6.      The late Pastor’s 6^th wife claimed the late husband borrowed the money from Mr. Ademo not that he sold the land.

7.      The pastor’s son did not present any evidence that the late father did not sell the land to Mr. Ademo

8.      The matter had already been charged to court and the next court hearing is April 9^th, 2014

9.      There was an established case of torture/attempted murder on Mr. Samuel Adebayo (Victim) which emanated from the quest for land ownerships. Mr. Samuel (Victim) was an engineer who was hired by Mr, Ademo to repair a generator and was working in the premises when hoodlums/ touts came to attack his employer and when his employer saw them and escaped, they beat him up.

10.  Victim, Mr. Samuel Adebayo, have lost his right eyes as a result of grievous injuries which he sustained when group of hoodlums/touts beat him up with weapons in the premises where the land in located.

11.  The accused of torture/attempted murder did not deny before the DCP of such act.

DCP’s decision over the case:

1)      That since the matter is already in court; both parties should remain calm until when case is decided in court.

2)      Case of torture should be separated from the land case which is already in court and the case should be charge to court separately.

3)      Original Case file should be transferred to Alagbado police division where it was initially reported for further investigation.

4)      Instructed Alagbado police division to prepare a separate case of torture/attempted murder which will be charged to court as soon court decides who should own the land.

5)      Both parties should sign an agreement not to make more trouble among themselves until court decides the land case.

This is what I was able to capture because there was no opportunity to use pen on paper