REMO STARS PLAYER'S DEATH: GOVERNOR ABIODUN CALLS FOR ORDER,PROMISES INVESTIGATION.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

     The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has urged players and supporters of Remo Stars Football Club, residents of Sagamu and indeed the Ogun State people to remain calm, following the tragic passing of a player of the club, Tiamiyu Kazeem AKA Kaka.

While expressing shock about the ordeal, the Governor assured that a proper, transparent and independent investigation would be immediately launched into the incident in order to unravel the exact circumstances of the occurrence and bring persons found guilty to book.

The Governor, who eulogised the late player as a young man with great potentials for the development of the State and the nation in general, strongly stated that his Government will never take with levity, the lives and property of the good people of Ogun State.

He further stated that the first business of Government was the security and welfare of the citizens of the State.

He added that the case of Kaka would not be an exception, and he promised that Kaka’s unfortunate case would not be swept under the carpet.

Governor Abiodun, however, called on everyone to maintain peace and calm during the investigation and be confident that anyone found culpable would be brought to book according to laid down laws.

EARLIER REPORT:

The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the death of the Assistant Captain and Defender of Remo Stars Football club, Tiyamiyu Kazeem and ordered the arrest of one of its own involved in the soccer player’s demise.

According to the police, Kazeem was knocked down by a vehicle while trying to cross the expressway in order to evade arrest.

However, the club, quoting an eyewitness, said men of the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) had “pushed” Kazeem out a moving vehicle, leading to his death.

According to Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, Kazeem’s arrest was ordered after he was suspected to be wearing a military outfit.

“A Police Inspector attached to Zonal Intervention Squad Obada-Oko in Abeokuta said to have received information about the deceased that he always put on military apparel knowing fully well that he is not a military personnel.

“Based on the information, the Inspector went to Shagamu and saw the deceased putting on a military cap consequent upon which he got him arrested.

“On the way to Abeokuta, the vehicle they were traveling with developed a mechanical fault and while the officer was trying to rectify the fault, the arrested person jumped down from the vehicle to escape.

“In his bid to run across the road, an oncoming vehicle which is on high speed knocked him down and he died on the spot.”

“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Police Command, has ordered the immediate arrest of the officer for his unprofessional act of leaving an arrested person alone in the vehicle.

“A full-scale investigation into the case has commenced by the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.”

The eyewitness account quoted by the Club, however, contradicted with the Police’s.

According to the account, which was posted on the Club’s Twitter account, “The SARS officer stopped Tiyamiyu Kazeem insisting that he was a Yahoo Boy, he brought out his identity (ID) card to identify himself as a player of Remo Stars FC but the officer insisted on taking him to the nearest police station in Sagamu.

“Tiyamiyu and Sanni obliged, followed the SARS officers, only for them to notice that they were driving towards Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway, then the guys questioned to know were the SARS officers were taking them to, but this prompted them to stop the car and push him (Tiyamiyu) out of the car, whereby an unknowing vehicle knocked him down.”.According to the Club, Kazeem was immediately rushed to Fakoya Hospital in Sagamu, where he was confirmed dead.More photos below.