Crime
Outrage as SARS operative ‘kills’ footballer in Ogun
He was said to have been shot along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway by an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) who suspected him of being an internet fraudster (Yahoo Boy).
The Media Manager of Remo Stars Football Club, Oladimeji Oshode, who confirmed the incident, said the deceased was the club’s assistant captain and a defender.
Oshode, in a statement posted on social media, said the incident happened while the late Kazeem was driving along Sagamu area with one of his teammates, Sanni Abubakar.
“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.
Oshode disclosed that Kazeem was immediately rushed to Fakoya Hospital in Sagamu, where he was confirmed dead.
He described the death of the footballer as a great loss to Remo Stars Family and the entire football fraternity
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