Fresh documentary evidence has raised questions over the Oyo State Police Command’s account of the circumstances surrounding the death by suicide of 30-year-old Al-Amin Mohammed, who was arrested and prosecuted following a dispute over an outstanding N8,000 debt.
The police had denied that Al-Amin was arrested or prosecuted over the debt, saying he was charged with assault and malicious damage to a SIM registration machine valued at N177,000.
However, a charge sheet obtained by Sunday PUNCH appears to contradict key parts of the police statement.
According to the document, with charge number OY/CCGA/MAP/184C/26, Al-Amin was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court of Oyo State, Ibadan Magisterial District, on two counts.
The first count alleged conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, rather than assault.
The second count alleged that Al-Amin maliciously damaged an Android Itel phone valued at N177,000, while also expressly mentioning an outstanding N8,000 debt.
The charge sheet stated that the alleged incident occurred on September 8, 2026, around 9:50pm at Oni-Gaari, Ayegun area of Ibadan.
This differs from the police account, which said Al-Amin assaulted a woman identified as Iya Ajike and damaged an Airtel SIM registration machine.
The case reportedly began after Al-Amin collected N23,000 from a Point-of-Sale operator, Kazeem Mukaila. He repaid N15,000, leaving an outstanding balance of N8,000.
Following a dispute over repayment, Mukaila’s apprentice allegedly seized Al-Amin’s phone. A confrontation reportedly followed, after which Al-Amin was taken to the Sanyo Police Division.
His family alleged that they were asked to provide N100,000 for bail and another N70,000 for the repair of the allegedly damaged phone.
Al-Amin was subsequently arraigned and granted bail of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. Unable to immediately meet the conditions, he was taken to the Agodi Custodial Centre, where he spent four days before his parents stood as sureties.
After his release, he reportedly sent a voice note to his mother expressing distress over the experience. A few days later, he allegedly died after ingesting a poisonous substance.
His father, Habeeb, accused the police of mishandling the matter and called for an investigation into officers at the Sanyo Police Division, particularly the Divisional Crime Officer.
Human rights advocates have also questioned the discrepancies between the police statement and the charge sheet.
Bayo Adelani said the appearance of the N8,000 debt in the second count, alongside the difference between the alleged damaged property and the police description, required clarification.
Okechukwu Nwanguma of the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre called for an independent investigation into whether the criminal justice process was used in connection with a private debt dispute. He said the facts should be independently established.
The Oyo State Police Command has maintained that the N8,000 debt was not the basis of the criminal prosecution, insisting that the case arose from allegations of assault and property damage.
Source: Punch Newspaper
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