Army visit father of Osun man tortured to death, hide killers’ identities

 

On Tuesday, a delegation from the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division in Ibadan paid a visit to Pa David Adekunle, Adeyinka’s father, who was tortured to death by troops at the Ibodi Barracks in Osun State.

Pa Adekunle claimed the delegation included two army officers and a community leader from Ilesa, Osun State, in an interview with PUNCH Metro.

The deceased and a friend, Solomon Ogundare, were said to have gone to a relaxation spot in the Imo area of Ilesa on March 24.

Soon after, a quarrel erupted as three mufti troops begged the pals for drinks, which they declined.

As the brawl escalated, one of the military officers called the Ibodi barracks, and soldiers were dispatched to the scene.

While Adeyinka escaped from the scene, his friend was caught and taken to the barracks.

The soldiers caught Adeyinka the next day when he went to the barracks in the company of his friend’s sister, Elizabeth Itunu, to secure the release of his vehicle and Ogundare.

He died after being subjected to rounds of torture by the soldiers, who also reportedly forced him to eat his vomit.

On what transpired during the visit, Pa Adekunle, who said the visitors confirmed the arrest of the errant soldiers, added that the Army delegation assured that justice would be served.

“But they asked the eyewitness, who is a sister to Solomon Ogundare, who was also arrested and tortured along with the deceased, to write a report on what she witnessed and make it available to the Army in Ibadan,” he added.

Meanwhile, the deceased’s family and the Osun State Police Command have embarked on plans to conduct an autopsy on the remains of the deceased.

Adekunle said the police authorities in Osun were working with the family on the date the autopsy would be conducted.

Efforts to ascertain the number of military men in detention over the matter and their identities, however, failed.

The spokesperson for the 2 Division, Ibadan, Nigerian Army, Ikedichi Iweha, did not respond to enquiries from our correspondent.