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A woman, Fatima Wasiu, is seeking justice for her late son and has accused the police in Lagos of being tardy with the probe of the teenager’s death.

Fatima alleged that her 14-year-old son, Basit Wasiu, was strangled after her landlord threatened to forcefully evict her family from his house.

It was gathered that while the police were investigating the case, the landlord of No. 8 Adeniran Street, Isale Iju Ogundimu, Iju, Ishaga, Lagos State, was released after he allegedly paid the sum of N350,000 and no further action was taken on the case.


The mother of four said she was denied justice because she did not have money and had no one to fight for her.

Fatima told our correspondent, “I moved into the apartment in 2016. When my rent was due for renewal in June 2018, my landlord requested that I pay for one and half years, but I told him that I could only afford to pay for one year. At first, he told me to bring the money but after some days, he returned it and said the payment was already late.

“Afterwards, he started pressurising me that I should leave his house. He said if I didn’t leave on my own accord, he would forcefully push me out. I begged him to give me some time to get another apartment, because I am separated from my husband and I am the only one taking care of our four kids.

“In July, someone called me and told me that he was directed by my landlord to call me. He also threatened that I must leave the house or I would pay dearly for my refusal to leave. I went to beg the landlord not to harm me and my children.

“After some days, I went to get some foodstuffs for my catering business. I left my last son at home hale and hearty. But by the time I got back, I met his corpse on the chair. I quickly rushed him to the nearest hospital with the hope that something could be done to revive him, but it was too late. It was at the hospital that the bruise around his neck was shown to me and it was confirmed that my son was strangled.”

The Oyo State indigene said she had not found peace since the incident, because the suspected killer of her son is still walking free.



Fatima added, “When I returned to my apartment, the landlord had already mobilised some policemen from the Red House Police Station, Iju, Ishaga, to come and arrest me for refusing to leave his house. After I explained all that happened to the policemen, my landlord was detained instead and the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba.

“While we were at the SCIID, we were asked to pay N20,000 for an affidavit. My husband was able to raise N15,000 and we promised to pay the balance. Some days later, while we were still trying to raise the balance, we were told that my landlord has been released on bail. I learnt that the sum of N350,000 was paid for his release and he has been walking freely ever since.”


The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, however, said the landlord was released because there was nothing linking him to the death of the teenager, adding that the police had done all that was needed to be done on the case.

He stated, “The landlord was invited for questioning and he denied the allegation. We didn’t let him go; we still transferred the case to the Homicide Section of the SCIID, Panti, to investigate further. Investigation commenced and his alibi was checked upon to be true and there was nobody to corroborate the evidence of the tenant.


“Nothing so far has linked the landlord to the death in question. In other words, no criminal evidence has been established against the landlord. He was granted an istrative bail and the case file was sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for advice.

“Everything that is needed to be done as far as the police are concerned has been done. The police invited the family of the boy to seek their consent for an autopsy to be conducted to ascertain the cause of death, but they did not respond to the invitation.


“The man was not released because of N350,000. Anyone who knows the Homicide Section of the SCIID will know that they are very thorough. It is because nothing was found against the man that was why he was released and not because of money.”

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/12/police-accused-of-collecting-n350000-to.html

Only a fool thinks Policemen are his friends.

Police will force innocent to accept being guilty and guilty to be innocent at the smell of money. Sometimes I wonder were nigeria is heading to

Nigerian police dey fit investigate homicide? Which equipment dem get? Which personnel them get? Who train them? Ordinary crime scene investigation, we no dey do. Na the police themselves sef go dey contaminate the crime scene.

Kill the landlord and move
On.

No other justice can be served.

Our uniformed men are animals

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I wonder how Nigerian police sleep at night

I learnt that the sum of N350,000 was paid for his release and he has been walking freely ever since.”

This is the height of wickedness.
Fish them all out NOW l.
And let them be punished accordingly.

Earthbound:
Nigerian police dey fit investigate homicide? Which equipment dem get? Which personnel them get? Who train them? Ordinary crime scene investigation, we no dey do. Na the police themselves sef go dey contaminate the crime scene.

But vote for the right people to adequately fund the Police, una no go do. You will even defend the evil politicians who steal.

But pay the taxes needed to adequately fund the police, you won't do....instead you expect miracles from falling oil money.

Police is bad....but until Nigerians start ing good governance, and expecting better from themselves and their leaders....things won't get better.

So because he has an alibi, he did not commit the crime?

MediaLife:


Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/12/police-accused-of-collecting-n350000-to.html

carzola:
Kill the landlord and move
On.

No other justice can be served.

sometimes an eye for eye seem to be the way out for a typical Nigeria this days. As the law enforcer who suppose to justify our act has failed us continuously.

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Op, u are foolish....we already know police is an organization of thieves and incompetent fools. Don't tell us again, we already know.

Donald95:
Only a fool thinks Policemen are his friends.

Police will force innocent to accept being guilty and guilty to be innocent at the smell of money. Sometimes I wonder were nigeria is heading to

But Really, there are no proof that the landlord killed the boy, he may have threatned to harm but there are still no proof.


And why did the woman still carried on living in the property After she was threatned by the landlord.

If the landlord told her to move out she should have moved out. Simple!


In this case it would be hard to blame the police.

The crime rate in Lagos is alarming, even olopa sef . Me think bubu has increased their salary? Or na another lai? Buhari sef.

nothing good comes out of Nigeria police.

.

The Nigerian Police needs overhauling.

So where him pishure if to say na civilians now pishure go full everywhere!

Na the kain news wey dumbohari dey like be this. Where powerful people dey kill weak and
defenceless people.

Police, hmmm

franksam2009:
There's always a 2 side to every story,. Some people go just just trouble there sef,. They couldn't raise 20k for investigation talk more of raising house rent money,. They haven't even paid their rent , they don't want to leave someone's house ah ah? Na wetin na!!!

Thank God for ur life, things are really hard outside for some ppl

Didn't the police collect any fingerprints from the crime scene?

So the police need the family's consent to carry out their investigation?

Someone like you are known to pay anything to escape justice when nabbed by the police. The woman in question never mentioned that after the post mortem results revealed that her son was strangled the police still went ahead to release the landlord. Kindly try to be fair in your judgement.










Only a fool thinks Policemen are his friends.

Police will force innocent to accept being guilty and guilty to be innocent at the smell of money. Sometimes I wonder were nigeria is heading to[/quote]

spit on their blacky