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The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed a report claiming that it arrested and charged a student, Al-Amin Mohammed, to court over an N8,000 debt, resulting in his remand and eventual suicide three days after his release
The command made the clarification in a statement shared on X on Saturday.
It described a publication titled, “They Ruined My Reputation; Student Commits Suicide After Oyo Police Detention Over N8,000 Debt” which has circulated on social media as false, unfounded and misleading.
The command reiterated that the narrative being circulated does not represent the circumstances of the case or the basis upon which the suspect was charged to court.
The statement reads, “For clarity, the facts established during Police investigation are as follows:
“Investigation established, and the suspect confessed, that he approached the complainant, a female POS operator, to collect the sum of ₦23,000 in cash, with the intention of transferring the same amount to the complainant through the POS transaction. The complainant obliged and handed the suspect the said sum in cash.
“However, immediately after collecting the money, the suspect left the scene without effecting the intended transfer or returning the money.
“Following persistent efforts, the suspect eventually refunded ₦15,000, leaving an outstanding balance of ₦8,000, which he subsequently refused to pay.
“Consequently, the complainant took possession of the suspect’s mobile phone pending the refund of the outstanding ₦8,000.
“Rather than settle the outstanding balance, the suspect subsequently stormed the residence of the complainant on 8 September 2026 at about 2200hrs, where he assaulted her and, in the course of the assault, damaged her Airtel SIM registration machine valued at ₦177,000.
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“Following the incident, members of the community intervened in an effort to resolve the matter between the parties.
“However, the intervention proved unsuccessful, and the suspect was thereafter handed over to vigilantes, who brought him to the Police Station alongside the complainant. Upon receiving the parties, the Police heard from both sides and made a further effort to resolve the matter amicably. However, that intervention also proved unsuccessful, as the complainant insisted on pursuing the case in court.”
The police said that based on facts established during investigation and available evidence the suspect was charged to court for assault and malicious damage, and not for the N8,000 debt.
“The distinction is important, as the criminal proceedings arose from the assault and the damage to the SIM registration machine valued at N177,000,” the command said.
The police disclosed that upon arraignment, the suspect was grantee bail after the court considered the facts and evidence presented.
The command noted that he was subsequently remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre following his inability to immediately meet the bail conditions imposed by the court, and not from any police decision to detain him over the ₦8,000.
He was eventually released upon meeting the conditions.
On the reported death of the suspect three days after his release, the police said it would be inappropriate to draw a causal link between the case and his death without verified facts.
“The circumstances surrounding the death should therefore be determined through appropriate investigation and established evidence, rather than through an inaccurate or incomplete narrative,” the command said.
