ADEWALE OLUPITAN HASSAN WHO WAS ALLLEGEDLY BRUTALISED BY SOLDIERS LAID TO REST

Retired director of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Adewale Olupitan Hassan who died after being allegedly brutalised by soldiers attached to the Flag Staff House Force Road Lagos on July 15 for allegedly breaking the side mirror of one of the vehicles in their convoy.  He later died at the lagos University Teaching hospital on July 29 as a result of the injury he sustained when he was brutalised, has be laid to rest.  For more click on read more
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The first son of Adewale Olupitan Hassan wept profusely as he performed the dust to durst right, his wife Adedoyinsola also wept inconsolably as she bid her husband farewell.
Olupitan Hassan's younger brother Adedotun said he was still hoping the the Nigerian Army authorities would allow justice to prevail by fishing out the perpetrators.  "It's so unfortunate and painful that his life was cut short abruptly by those who were commissioned and conscripted with tax payers money to protect him" 
"The matter has definitely dragged for too long.  Friday last week a colonel attached to the Military Police of the 81 Division of the Nigeria Army,Lagos called me on the phone that the matter had been transferred from the special Investigation Bureau of the Nigeria Army, Arakan Barracks, Apapa,Lagos where we had reported the matter."
"I'm still optimistic that the transfer of the case would be for good.  I have been invited by the army on Monday (today)."
The deceased's friend who identified himself simply as Alhaji Funsho, Urged the army authorities to fish out the perpetrators and try them in a criminal court.
He said "when I heard the news, I was surprised that the solders could brutalise an unarmed civilian.  I still can't understand such barbaric and overzealous act from a soldier that claims to be a professional whatever might have happened they shouldn't have brazenly descended on him the way they did.
"The perpetrators have committed manslaughter.  They should stand before the law court and explain why a defenseless man should be treated in such a manner. This will serve as a deterrent to other overzealous uniformed men."
May his soul rest in perfect peace.

culled from the Punch newspapers