Commissioner of Police Orders Arrest of Police Who Killed Nigeria Player, Kaka - Latest Sports in Nigeria

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The Ogun State Police Command has responded to the news making the rounds that a police officer in Shagamu killed the assistant captain and defender of Remo Stars, Kazeem Tiamiyu popularly known as Kaka, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

Meanwhile,the Ogun State Commissioner of Police has ordered immediate arrest of the killer.

According to the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi the decease jumped out of the police moving vehicle after the vehicle developed fault and was about to park. He added that an oncoming vehicle knocked late Tiamiyu down and died on the spot.

The Police in their statement said that they received message that Tiamiyu always wear military apparel and that was why they went all the way from Abeokuta to arrest him in Shagamu.

"The Ogun state police command wishes to inform members of the public the fact behind the unfortunate incident that happened in shagamu today 22nd February 2020 which led to the unfortunate death of a young man who is simply identified as "Kaka".

"A police inspector attached to zonal intervention squad Obada oko in Abeokuta said to have received an information about the deceased that he always put on military apparels knowing fully well that he is not a military personnel. Based on the information, the inspector went to shagamu and saw the deceased puting on a military cap consequent upon which he got him arrested.

"On the way to Abeokuta, the vehicle they were traveling with developed a mechanical fault and while the officer was trying to rectify the fault, the arrested person jumped down from the vehicle to escape. In his bid to run across the road, an on coming vehicle which is on high speed knocked him down and he died on the spot.

"Meanwhile, the commissioner of police Ogun state police command has ordered the immediate arrest of the officer for his unprofessional act of leaving an arrested person alone in the vehicle . A full scale investigation into the case has commenced by state criminal investigation and intelligence department.

Meanwhile, normalcy has been restored as members of the public has been assured of proper investigation of the case.

DSP ABIMBOLA OYEYEMI PPRO OGUN STATE POLICE COMMAND