The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Anthony Ogbizi to, with immediate effect, take over investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of footballer, Tiamiyu Kazeem in Sagamu, Ogun State on 22nd February, 2020.
According to a statement issued on Monday by Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, the IGP gave the order while reviewing daily reports of major crime incidents across the country. The IGP while commiserating with the family and friends of the deceased called for calm and assured that justice will be done in the matter, reiterating that any person found culpable will be brought to book.
Kazeem, a player of Remo Stars Football Club of Ijebu Ode, was allegedly killed by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Sagamu, Ogun state on Saturday for yet to be disclosed reasons.
The National Association of Nigeria Footballers (NANF) in a statement signed by its president, Harrison Jalla, on Sunday, decried the notoriety of SARS for killing innocent people at will.
They had also called on the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and the Ogun State Commissioner of Police to investigate the cause of Kazeem’s death.
“The notorious SARS has a reputation of wasting innocent lives at will, their stories are endless. But this particular incident of Tiamiyu Kazeem would be different as NANF will pursue it to its logical conclusion.
“NANF is calling on the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police Ogun State to order a thorough investigation to unravel the immediate and remote causes of Tiamiyu Kazeem’s death and adequately compensate his family and Remo Stars Football Club of Ijebu Ode,” a part of the statement read.
By Innocent Odoh, Abuja
