Banker allegedly dies in police custody

According to reports and tweets from David Ekpo, a staff of Ecobank, Babatunde Oke was allegedly killed in police custody yesterday. Tunde (pictured above), who worked at the Ladipo Oluwole, Ogba branch of the bank, had been accused of fraud and handed over to the police.

Davido Ekpo claims Tunde died after severe torture by the police. He leaves behind a wife and two children, a 2 year old and a 5-month old. Continue to see more tweets...


If you have details about this case, please share in the comment section. Will bring a more detailed report later...

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  1. This is d story and details I
    gathered so far: ( sources:his
    younger brother and an inlarw
    to his widow)
    Tunde was accused of a missing
    1.2million from eco bank, ladipo
    where he worked sometime late
    last year. He was asked to refund
    the money amount.
    According to Tunde den
    someone posted d money with
    his system. However Tunde made
    effort to repay d money, his
    accouny was put on hold and
    that of his wife who works with
    the bank was also put on hold.
    (they could no longer make
    withdrawals from their acct).
    Tunde was able to to repay 600k
    before d events that led to his
    arrest.
    On sunday d 16th of feb, Tunde
    had a fire accident in his
    residence, his generator
    exploded, leaving burns in his
    hands and legs. Tunde went with
    d burns to the office on monday
    to show his branch manager and
    explain d fact that he wont be
    able to stay at work for the day.
    On tuesday 18th feb Tunde was
    on his way to clinic and some
    persons ecobank called his wife
    to inform her that they were
    coming to arrest her at her
    branch since d husband has
    absconded. She quickly placed a
    call to her husband to inform him
    and her husband reported
    immediately to work abandoning
    his treatment due to the threat.
    Tunde was arrested at work on
    Tuesday and taken to the
    divisional headquarters at Ikoyi
    where he was locked up for 3
    days. All efforts to get his bail
    went futile as the police insisted
    that based on d instruction of
    the bank, they must get the
    outstanding.
    His lawyer was asked to bring 1
    million and he told dem bail was
    free and he cant raise such. In
    the course of arguement the
    police escalated d debt to 2.4
    million and the lawyer reminded
    them he only had an outstanding
    of 600k.
    Tunde was tortured as usual by
    the police in the cell and on
    thursday morning his mother
    inlaw and brother visited the
    station, but was again urged by
    d police to quickly go and get
    money. They went to use the atm
    and on their way back, they saw
    an ambulance and wen they
    peeped into it, they saw Tunde's
    cloths drenched in blood, his
    mouth foaming and it was also
    discovered later that a coke
    bottle cover was placed in his
    pocket. The police started
    alleging poison that he took a
    poisonous coke.
    Now am wondering, poison from
    where? This is the story so far.
    We are waiting for autopsy
    results but the media must be at
    alert... the process must b
    corruption free. Eco bank and the
    NPF will be doing all they can to
    bribe as many as possible....any
    one who takes bribe on this
    issue will die a miserable death
    in Jesus name.

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