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Breaking News: Tiyamiyu Kazeem Died After Being Pushed Out From A moving Vehicle By Nigerian SARS
Tiyamiyu Kazeem is Dead. The Nigerian defender who was also the
assistant captain of Remo Stars has died after being allegedly pushed out
of a vehicle by the lads of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) unit
of the police.
Kazeem, as reported by Rem Stars, was driving in Sagamu with a teammate Sanni Abubakar once they were stopped by SARS officers who accused both players of being internet criminals.
They,
however, noticed that the policemen were taking them elsewhere and
protested. It had been during the protest that the policemen alleged
pushed Kazeem, also popularly referred to as Kaka, out of the moving
vehicle.
He was knocked down by another moving vehicle before he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“The incident occurred this afternoon (Saturday) in Sagamu while he was
driving along Sagamu area of Ogun State with one among his teammates,
Sanni Abubakar.
Remo Stars FC Player faced Untimely Death in the Hands of SARS OfficersRemo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Assistant Captain and Defender, Tiyamu Kazeem (Kaka) has been killed by a policeman from the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) from the Ogun State Command.
— Remo Stars Sports Club (@RemoStarsSC) February 22, 2020
“According to an eyewitness, he claimed that the
SARS officer stopped the footballer to label him a Yahoo Boy and that
they insisted on taking him to the nearby police headquarters.
“The
SARS officer stopped Tiyamiyu Kazeem insisting that he was a Yahoo Boy,
he brought out his identity (ID) card to spot himself as a player of
Remo Stars FC, but the officer insisted on taking him to the closest
police headquarters in Sagamu.”
“Tiyamiyu and Sanni obliged,
followed the SARS officers, just for them to note that they were driving
towards Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway, then the blokes questioned to
understand were the SARS officers were taking them to,” the club’s
the statement further reads.
“But this prompted them to prevent the
car and push him (Tiyamiyu) out of the vehicle, whereby an unknowing
the vehicle knocked him down.
“He was immediately rushed to Fakoya Hospital in Sagamu, where it had been confirmed that Tiyamiyu Kazeem was no more.”
Until
his death, Kazeem was a daily for Remo Stars who compete within the
Nigeria National League (NNL) after they were relegated from Nigeria
Football League (NPFL).
The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian police (NPF) are yet to form any comment about the incident.