One Taiwo Daniel has petitioned the panel investigating police brutality in Osun State over the death of his son, Batatunde, in the hands of the police.

The Justice Akin Oladimeji (retd.)-led panel was asked to investigate the roles played by former Commander of Ilesa Area Command of Nigeria Police Force, Mr Joshua Atunise in Babatunde’s death..

Speaking to the panel on Saturday, Daniel explained that the victim, was a Higher National Diploma Mechanical Engineering student at the Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, and his colleagues were arrested at Ilo Ijesa, Osun State, on November 28 by the police.

He explained that his son was called by some of his colleagues in the campus-based paramilitary group, Cadet Corps after they were detained at Ilo Ijesa by police while returning from an event.

Being their commandant, Babatunde went there and was arrested and labelled armed robbers along with colleagues by the police.

Despite their plea, the policemen only allowed them to go on the condition that Babatunde would pay N30,000.

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