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General News of Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

SARS tried arresting my son two weeks before his death - Tiamiyu Kazeem's Mother says

Tiamiyu Kazeem's mother and Governor Dapo Abiodun Tiamiyu Kazeem's mother and Governor Dapo Abiodun

The mother of Tiamiyu Kazeem, the Remo FC footballer killed by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has revealed how her son was almost arrested by two weeks before his death.

Tiamiyu was killed after an encountered with SARS operatives while returning from training.

While his football club claim he was pushed against a coming vehicle by SARS operatives, the Ogun State Police Command stated that he was hit by an oncoming vehicle while fleeing from the operatives.

Speaking during a condolence visit paid to her Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Taiamiyu's mother said:

“Two weeks before his death, my son complained that operatives of SARS usually surround his car. In fact, he called his father on many of these occasions. There was a certain day that his elder brother’s wife put to bed and he was at the hospital. Just as he went in, I was called that SARS operatives had surrounded his car. I rose and went there and on getting there, I met them.

I called one of their bosses immediately because, during Gbenga Daniel’s tenure, I served all policemen in the state souvenirs whenever they had meetings. So, he told them to leave my son alone and they did. They told me they were sorry and I told them they should be sorry for themselves.”

She also recounted how her son died.

“He woke up on that Saturday morning and said he wanted to get to his manager’s place. After he left, I called him around a few minutes past 11 am to tell that him his food was ready. The person with him said he stepped down from his vehicle to buy something and before he came back, there were SARS operatives seated in his car.

They took his phone and interrogated him. He told them he was a footballer. And he was whisked to Abeokuta in their vehicle during which the incident happened.”