By Our Reporter
Ogun State Police arrested four officials from Zefa Microfinance BankIfo, Ogun state, for allegedly pushing Vivian Omo to her death.
The police named the suspects as Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi and Femi Oloko.
According to a statement by state police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi on Sunday, the incident that led to his arrest occurred at Abule Ijoko Lemode in the Ifo local government area of the state on May 10.
Oyeyemi said that bank officials had gone to recover a loan, but his wife told them that the debtor was not at home.
Not satisfied with the woman’s claim, the officials tried to seize some electronic equipment in the house but the woman resisted.
“While the deceased was struggling with the bank staff, one of them pushed her, and she fell and was unconscious.
“She was there and then she was rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but the doctor on duty confirmed her dead,” Oyeyemi said.
He said that the incident was reported at the Agbado division headquarters by the daughter of the deceased, after which the DPO, Awoniyi Adekunle, arrested the officials.
The police spokesman said the body was taken to the Ifo General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
He said that the Police Commissioner in the state, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, had ordered the transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, IDRC.
The police chief warned: “Credit bureaus must stop taking the law into their own hands in the process of recovering loans from their debtors, as anyone caught in such an act will be arrested and prosecuted.”
