A policeman, Sergeant Adeleke Ogunsola, has died after being hit by an unnamed driver of a former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on Saturday at Daniel’s Asoludero residence at Sagamu, Ogun State.

Our correspondent learnt that Ogunsola was one of the policemen posted to the house for security purposes.

The accident reportedly occurred while the cop was opening the gate for Daniel’s driver.

The former governor was, however, not in the car when the incident happened.

A source told our correspondent that the gate suddenly ‘bounced back’ while it was being opened by the sergeant and he was knocked down by the driver.

The policeman was thereafter rushed to a hospital where he died.

Police sources, who spoke to our correspondent, expressed outrage at the death, saying the state command was plotting to sweep the incident under the carpet.

The cops, who did not want to be identified, expressed sadness that Ogunsola was turned to a gatekeeper at the house.

According to them, another officer was once ‘sent out’ of the building over his refusal to be reduced to a gatekeeper in police uniform.

“Why will an armed policeman be the one opening the gate? Why will politicians turn the police to their slaves? When an officer refused to be used as a gateman in the house, they called the DPO that he should change him and he was redeployed.

“A policeman bearing arms will be asked to open the gate; drivers, civilians and Daniel himself will be telling officers to open the gate. If there is a gatekeeper in that house, this will not happen. This was a man who left his home for work on Saturday, but he died in a mysterious circumstance.

“It is unfortunate that our bosses are not speaking the truth because of what they want to eat. Imagine, officers posted to Gbenga Daniel’s residence are paid N2,500 weekly. Now, that guy has died. What will he give to his family that will replicate the life of that officer? We are tired of this job,” a police officer said.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident, describing it as an accident that could “happen to anybody.”

Asked if it was appropriate for a policeman to be opening the gate in a civilian’s house, Oyeyemi said, “Well, we don’t know the circumstances that led to his opening the gate. We were not with him on duty. It maybe that the gate is of two arms, somebody will open the first arm, another person opens the other. It’s possible. If he’s not armed as of the time, he could help in opening the gate. But we were not there with him. We don’t know the circumstances that led to him opening the gate.”

The former governor, Daniel, in a statement by his media office on Monday, said the incident was under investigation.

The statement read in part, “On Saturday, February 19, 2022, one of the security details assigned to the residence of former Governor Gbenga Daniel, Leke Ogunsola, was involved in an accident at the security gate of the premises. He was immediately taken to a hospital, and then referred to Babcock Hospital in Ilishan.

“He was alive and responding as he walked his way to treatment all through until he, unfortunately, passed on later in the day.

“The former governor, who was not in Sagamu as of the time of the incident, was duly informed and he has been in touch with the deceased’s family through the police authorities.”

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and the sadest news is that another cop will be assign again for that duty

Zombie wey na one way. Military guys na command dem de command dem. E no fit comot for gate if dem no tell am to comot.

Fela's song Zombie just comes to mind. It's either I hustle comot this country or I marry one old hag of a whitey or Filipino and leave this gad-damned country

Yeye police. They prefer working on the road where they can extort drivers

I believe he wasn't forced, he was only worshiping money

Too bad

How can a whole Sargeant be opening residential gate

Loveurneighbour:
A policeman, Sergeant Adeleke Ogunsola, has died after being hit by an unnamed driver of a former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on Saturday at Daniel’s Asoludero residence at Sagamu, Ogun State.

Our correspondent learnt that Ogunsola was one of the policemen posted to the house for security purposes.

The accident reportedly occurred while the cop was opening the gate for Daniel’s driver.

The former governor was, however, not in the car when the incident happened.

A source told our correspondent that the gate suddenly ‘bounced back’ while it was being opened by the sergeant and he was knocked down by the driver.

The policeman was thereafter rushed to a hospital where he died.

Police sources, who spoke to our correspondent, expressed outrage at the death, saying the state command was plotting to sweep the incident under the carpet.

The cops, who did not want to be identified, expressed sadness that Ogunsola was turned to a gatekeeper at the house.

According to them, another officer was once ‘sent out’ of the building over his refusal to be reduced to a gatekeeper in police uniform.

“Why will an armed policeman be the one opening the gate? Why will politicians turn the police to their slaves? When an officer refused to be used as a gateman in the house, they called the DPO that he should change him and he was redeployed.

“A policeman bearing arms will be asked to open the gate; drivers, civilians and Daniel himself will be telling officers to open the gate. If there is a gatekeeper in that house, this will not happen. This was a man who left his home for work on Saturday, but he died in a mysterious circumstance.

“It is unfortunate that our bosses are not speaking the truth because of what they want to eat. Imagine, officers posted to Gbenga Daniel’s residence are paid N2,500 weekly. Now, that guy has died. What will he give to his family that will replicate the life of that officer? We are tired of this job,” a police officer said.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident, describing it as an accident that could “happen to anybody.”

Why will a police officer with rifle and on uniform hold a umbrella for a chinco in the rain?
Why will a police officer with rifle carry hand bag of a politician wife?
Why will a police officer handover his rifle to chinco to take selffile with it while the office hold the chinco man'water?
The police in Nigeria is a useless entity that is why even Yahoo boys like husppupi can use them anyhow irrespective of their ranks. Just try get small change, and you be surprise how police will be worshiping you like another god.

The Irony (The Life of a Nigerian Police Man)

The Nigerian Police men are mostly untrained in police code of conduct and professionalism, anything goes

Most Nigerian Police men fancy exhibiting braggado and show of strength and fashion when they sight an unarmed driver/civilian.

The rot in the Police force has eaten too deep into the morals of its officers. The average police man loves seizing every little opportunity to make a token instead of being professional at police work.

The rot has been accepted by all the officers from the recruits to the IG, it's all about making money when you get the opportunity.

When the civilians protest for the police to be treated nicely, salary increament with other benefits (just to value the jobs they do), they would be the ones that would be used to distort and disrupt such protest.

They have been made so bitter at civilians, because they believe in the culture that they must be settled, when a civilian tries to defend his/her right, they're risking and in most cases they get a head shot by the bitter police officer. Because of entitlement spirit

The Police work is useless, because the Nigerian version is no longer "Policing"

Rip to the boiboi on uniform.

PPRO described the incident as"what could happened to anybody'.
What a heartless soul. I think we have to go back to military rule as,most of the politicians have bastardized our public institutions.

yet when people protested and wanted such to stop during the endsars protest, it was the same police that attacked them, the police will also attack retired police violently, protesting that their pensions be paid.

It's likely in the east, police are now paying IPOB for protection.

Just imagine the rubbish . How can a police officer been turned to a gate man? What kind of country is this for God's sake?

The family of the deceased should sue, and been compensated well

Hmm

Just as they sweep other incidents under the carpet, they will also swep this under the carpet, it's a dog eat dog situation.

Ok

Rip...

'The cops, who did not want to be identified, expressed sadness that Ogunsola was turned to a gatekeeper at the house.'

This is ridiculous but true, some of them even on gen and buy diesel for gen...

pretydiva:
Just imagine the rubbish . How can a police officer been turned to a gate man? What kind of country is this for God's sake?

The family of the deceased should sue, and been compensated well

well said

This country needs a total overhauling

They should decentralize the Police Department.

It’s only in Nigeria

A country gone to the dogs

Unfortunately he's not the other "Adeleke". Life no balance.. RIP oga popo.

Our Nigerian police has been reduced to nothing coz of money. With money they can carry your bag, hold your umbrella, open doors for you, park your shi*t, and even kill mosquitoes for you while you sleep. SMH




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“It is unfortunate that our bosses are not speaking the truth because of what they want to eat. Imagine, officers posted to Gbenga Daniel’s residence are paid N2,500 weekly. Now, that guy has died. What will he give to his family that will replicate the life of that officer? We are tired of this job,” a police officer said


They will not learn. during the end SARS protest, police thought we are fighting them. Instead of them to collaborate with the youth to fight bad governance they turn themselves to slaves. Oga must get return. what a pity......N2,500 a week.

RIP oooo

K