Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Assistant Captain and Defender, Tiyamiyu Kazeem (Kaka) has been allegedly killed by a policeman from the Ogun State Command.
The incident occurred this afternoon (Saturday) in Sagamu while he was driving along Sagamu area of Ogun State with one of his teammates, Sanni Abubakar.
According to an eyewitness who spoke with THE NEWS VILLE on account of anonymity said that the police officers stopped the footballer to label him a Yahoo Boy and they insisted on taking him to the nearby police station.
“The officer stopped Tiyamiyu Kazeem insisting that he was a Yahoo Boy, he brought out his identity (ID) card to identify himself as a player of Remo Stars FC but the officer insisted on taking him to the nearest police station in Sagamu.”
He was immediately rushed to Fakoya Hospital in Sagamu, where he was confirmed dead.
However, in a swift response, the police public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi when contacted on phone said Tiamiyu was arrested for putting on a military camouflage.
Oyeyemi further stated that the player was being transported to Abeokuta when the car broke down. The officer came down to get it fixed when Tiamiyu tried to escape but was knocked down by an oncoming car.
Until his death, he was a humble and reliable defender for Remo Stars FC in the ongoing 2019/2020 Nigeria National League (NNL).
