Rasaq AbdulKareem/

Officers in Ogun State have held five men who allegedly beat a 25-year-old man to death.

According to the police, the late Monsur Kareem was beaten to death by the suspects identified as Toheeb Popoola, Ibrahim Ridwan, Mutiu Tijani, Akeem Ishola and Lawal Afeez.

The suspects were arrested after the victim’s father, Najeem Kareem, reported at Sango Police Station that his son was beaten into a state of coma following a minor misunderstanding he had with Popoola.

He said that the son was rushed to the hospital but was confirmed dead by the doctor.

Upon his report, the DPO Sango Division, CSP Godwin Idehai, led his detectives to the scene at Ijoko area where the suspects were apprehended, Ogun State police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi revealed in a statement.

He added: “Preliminary investigation revealed that while a landlord in the area was coming in his tricycle loaded with kegs of water, he fell down with the kegs of water and while picking those kegs, Toheeb Popoola whose house was situated in the place came out to question him on his reason for staying there. This led to argument between them and it was at that point the deceased met them and tried to intervene.

“His intervention did not go down well with Toheeb who invited the other four suspects to the scene and ordered them to beat both the deceased and the tricycle man up. In the process, the deceased was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

“The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at Ifo General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police (CP) Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.