Police deny charging Oyo student over ₦8,000 debt prior to suicide

The Oyo State Police Command has refuted claims that a student, Al-Amin Mohammed, was arrested and charged for an outstanding ₦8,000 debt prior to his suicide. According to the police, Mohammed was actually charged with assault and malicious damage after allegedly assaulting a female Point-of-Sale operator and damaging her Airtel SIM registration machine.

The police dispute the family's account, which stated that Mohammed was arrested over a debt dispute. The police claim that Mohammed approached the POS operator intending to collect ₦23,000, but left without transferring the money. After persistent efforts, he only refunded ₦15,000, leaving an outstanding balance of ₦8,000. The complainant then took possession of Mohammed's phone, leading to an altercation where the student allegedly assaulted the operator and damaged the machine.

The family, however, maintains that Mohammed went to retrieve his phone after it was seized over the debt dispute and denies damaging the property.

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