Corporal Kills Inspector After Stealing N300,000.00 from His Account ---- while defecating in toilet when Tosin shot him dead with an AK-47 rifle and buried him at the back of a police barracks.

A police corporal, Daramola Tosin, in Kwara State has been arrested and sacked from the force for allegedly killing an inspector, Lateef Shuaib, after stealing N300,000.00 from the deceased.


According to the Punch, Tosin shot Shuaib,  after withdrawing up to N300,000 from Shuaib’s bank account without his permission.

Shuaib had entrusted Tosin his ATM card when he fell ill. After initially withdrawing money for the use of Shuaib ., Tosin started helping himself with money from the account. He had withdrawn N300,000.00 .

The inspector was said to be defecating in toilet when Tosin shot him dead with an AK-47 rifle and buried him at the back of a police barracks.
The victim’s sister, Sherifat Hammed, reported to the Osi Police Station on May 10, 2016, that her brother had been missing since May 6, 2010. She informed the police that she suspected Tosin because her elder brother informed her when he was sick that he entrusted his UBA ATM card to the suspect to help him withdraw money.
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sam Okaula, said
“We do not condone crime. We go after anyone including members of the Force who go out of their way to commit crime. We will investigate and prosecute them if found culpable and ensure we gain conviction. This particular dastardly act will not be an exception.”
The suspect was arraigned on Tuesday before a magistrate’s court in Ilorin.

The First Information Report read thus:

 “Investigation conducted at the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Ilorin, revealed that on May 6 at about 10pm, while Inspector Lateef Shuaib was defecating inside the bush, very close to the barracks at the Osi Police Station, you Daramola Tosin, callously and viciously traced him to the bush and shot him with your AK-47 rifle that led to his untimely death and you later buried him inside the bush at the back of Osi Police Barracks without the knowledge of anybody.”

The FIR said the offences were culpable homicide, breach of trust and theft, and were contrary to sections 221, 312 and 289 of the Penal Code.
The police prosecutor, Inspector James Odaodu, said the offence of murder was capital in nature, adding that the suspect could not be admitted to bail. He thus prayed the court to remand the suspect in prison custody.
The magistrate,  Nurudeen Adeyanju, who did not take the plea of the accused, said his court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter since it was a murder charge. He added that it should be handled by the high court.
He, however, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Federal Prison, Mandalla.
The case was adjourned to June 21, 2016.