Mother of a 23-year-old man, Yusuf Azeez, who was killed by accidental discharge from the gun of a vigilance group commander in the Oke Aro area of Ogun State, Quadri Adesina, says her son’s death is a relief.
The deceased’s mother, 42-year-old Toyin Akintayo, told the Punch that on Tuesday, Azeez had arrived home at about 6pm and requested his dinner but she explained to him that she didn’t have enough money to prepare a meal.
So she gave him N200 to buy food, saying that was all she could afford.
She was said to have advised him to find a job after which he became angry and at that moment, Azeez who was not pleased with his mother’s offer, reportedly smashed a bottle on the ground and vowed to kill her.
Akintayo, who was threatened, then invited the vigilance group commander and his colleagues to her residence on CAC Street, Oke Aro, at 8pm to apprehend her son for allegedly threatening to kill her.
In the heat of the moment, Azeez reportedly wanted to collect the gun Adesina was carrying when a bullet hit him in the thigh.
He was rushed to a hospital in the area, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Akintayo, who sells confectioner, described her son’s death as a relief to her, saying she could no longer endure the shame his son’s notoriety for “stealing and street fighting” had brought to the family.
She added that his son’s gang members stormed her house on Wednesday and threatened that she would pay for Azeez’s death.
The deceased’s mother said, “I enrolled him in three different secondary schools, he dropped out. I took him to five different furniture experts to learn the work, he absconded.
“He went into barbing; I gave him N85, 000 to rent a shop and furnished it for him. He didn’t go to the shop until the rent expired.
“His death is a relief to me and the family. He was too troublesome.
“There was a time he beat up an Oodua Peoples Congress member while we were living in Idimu (Lagos). I spent a lot of money on the man’s treatment.
“A few weeks ago, he fought in Agege. He was seriously injured. He had been arrested many times by the police for several offences.”
Following Azeez’ death, the police in the state arrested the vigilance group commander for alleged murder.
The 48-year-old suspect, who is in detention at the Agbado Police Division, said Azeez had beaten the two security guards that accompanied him to the scene, adding that he only wanted to prevail on him from causing further havoc when his gun exploded.
According to him, “There was no light when we entered the building. He attacked us and two of my boys fled. I told him that I came to make peace.
“He said he didn’t fear my gun. He descended on me and wanted to snatch it. We were dragging it with each other when it exploded. I didn’t kill him. He would have killed me and his mother if he had access to the gun,” Adesina added.
Confirming the report on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said “The Divisional Police Officer of the station, CSP Abioye Shittu, led operatives to the scene and the suspect has been arrested.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital.”
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