The family of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife’s student, Timothy Adegoke, who was recently killed and buried in a shallow grave in Ile-Ife, appear to be facing another threat.
Adegoke was a master’s student who lodged at Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife.
He was initially declared missing until the police found out he was allegedly killed in the hotel and buried by its staff.
Arrests have been made, including that of the hotel owner, Rahmon Adedoye.
But, Olugbade, brother of the deceased, who has been active and vocal in the battle to get justice for him, narrowly escaped kidnapping on December 11, in their town, Eruwa, Oyo State.
As a result, police in the state have offered him an escort.
Narrating the incident, Olugbade said, “Three days ago, I went out to a store not far from our house to buy some things. It was around some minutes past 9pm.
“After buying the things, I came out of the store and was returning when I saw some men come out of a car that was parked close to the place. The car was parked there before I went to the store.
“The men just came towards me and said, ‘He is the one, go inside that car.’ They started pursuing me; they wanted to kidnap me.
“When I realised that, I started running, shouting and screaming and this attracted those nearby. The DPO, Eruwa division, tried and some policemen and Amotekun corps who were stationed at a nearby place came towards me.
“Immediately those men saw them, they ran back into their car and fled the area. In fact, the policemen and the Amotekun corps saved me from being kidnapped by those men.”
The sector commander of the corps in Eruwa, Adeshina Sunday Adewale said;
“Thank God we were able to come to his rescue during the incident. We also had to offer him joint protection, together -with the Nigeria Police, on the night of the incident”.
The commander also added that he had a meeting with his superiors on the incident on November 12, and it was decided that an officer should be assigned to Olugbade for protection, starting from November 13.
