Father of three allegedly tortured to death by Ogun Police over refusal to pay bribe

<p>A father of three, Seyi Oduyiga, has been allegedly tortured to death by the men of the Ogun State Police Command in their custody over allegations of his involvement in cultism.</p>, <p>DAILY POST gathered that the victim was arrested by the police in a raid on 18th November, around 5:00pm, when, according to his family members, he went to charge his phone.</p>, <p>It was further gathered that, upon the arrest, the deceased and others were taken to Awolowo police station in Sagamu where the police accused him of cultism.</p>, <p>Sources in the area who did not want their names in print over the complexity of the matter told DAILY POST reporter that other suspected cultists arrested by the police insisted that the deceased was not a cultist.</p>, <p>After Oduyiga was taken to the police headquarters in Eleweran three days after his arrest, his death was later announced to his family after several attempts to see him were rebuffed earlier by the officers.</p>, <p>The deceased sister, Mary Oduyiga, insisted that justice must be served.</p>, <p>She explained “We pleaded for his release but they did not release him. They released the other person arrested, stating that the other one would be released because he did not have tattoos on his body. Seyi was denied bail. He was arrested on Saturday evening, and we went back there on Sunday and were told that Inspector Raji was the IPO. They asked us to come back on Monday; the family representatives did not see the IPO on Monday; they said he had stepped out.</p>, <p>“Seyi was begging to be released since he had not committed any offence. My brother who was there said the IPO threatened to ensure he made him suffer. The IPO threatened that he must be taken to Eleweran police headquarters and he was eventually taken there on Tuesday.</p>, <p>“I was living in Ibadan; I had to come to Abeokuta on Thursday evening over the matter. I went to Eleweran on Friday and took along foodstuffs; bread, malt, and bottled water. When I got there, I did not see the IPO; I was asked to