Not so fast! Police arrest 3 people for burying ‘suicide’ suspect too quickly

For hurriedly burying an 18-year-old boy, Sanmi Kehinde, who was
reported to have shot himself on Wednesday, July 31, with his
father'sgun, the police in Ondo state have arrested 3 persons at
Oriokuta Community in Akoko South-east Local Government Area of the
state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the Ondo State Command,
Wole Ogodo, said the 3 persons were arrested because the family
hurriedly buried him without attempting to make any formal report to
the police.
Mr. Wole said a full investigation has been launched to uncover the
circumstances that lead to the demise of Kehinde.
Nigerian Eye reports:
Mr. Wole said the report of the autopsy is still being awaited by the
police.According to him: "Immediately the incident happened neither
the family nor the neighbours reported the case to the police before
they went ahead to bury the deceased, that is why the police arrested
some people on the incident.
"When the boy killed himself, the police was supposed to be informed,
so that they would visit that scene of the crime, and if the boy would
beburied, the order would come from the police.
"The postmortem examination would be carried out because it is one of
those things to be done.
"We should know whether it is true that the boy shot himself or not;
if it is true that he shot himself, where is the gun? Why should they
hurriedly bury him, that is why we are suspicious, and made the
arrest."
Meanwhile, report had it that Kehinde climbed the ceiling of their
houseto carry his father's loaded dane gun in company of his friend,
Bolu.
It was gathered that the sound of a gun-shot attracted people to the
house and kehinde was met rolling on the ground in his own blood by
neighbours who rushed to the scene.
However, his family shortly after the ugly incident hurriedly buried
theirson without formal report to the police.