According to a police wireless signal obtained by SaharaReporters, the incident occurred on Tuesday, July 2, 2025.

Two Nigerian Army personnel have fled in the Ikotun area of Lagos State after allegedly torturing a mason, identified only as Yahaya to death over an alleged unfinished job.

The police in Lagos State said Yahaya died after allegedly being subjected to physical punishment by the two soldiers over a N1.5 million dispute involving an incomplete ceiling installation.

According to a police wireless signal obtained by SaharaReporters, the incident occurred on Tuesday, July 2, 2025.

One Olamide Sodiq Adeosun, 23, of 26 Tomori Street, Atan, Ogun State, had reported to the police that he paid Yahaya the sum of N1.5 million in June to carry out a POP (plaster of Paris) installation at his house located opposite Aso Rock Hotel, Abaranje Road, Ikotun. 

However, Yahaya allegedly disappeared after receiving payment and failed to complete the job.

Upon spotting Yahaya near his house around noon on July 2, Adeosun contacted a military officer, identified as one Sergeant Balogun and requested assistance in recovering the money from the deceased.

Balogun reportedly arrived at the scene with a military colleague, where they allegedly forced Yahaya to perform a physical punishment known as “frog jump.”

However, Yahaya collapsed during the exercise and was rushed to Isolo General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a medical doctor.

 Following the incident, the two soldiers allegedly fled the scene.

Ikotun Police Division detectives, led by the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), visited the location, documented the scene, and deposited Yahaya’s body at the Mainland General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

The primary suspect, Adeosun, has been arrested, and police say efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing soldiers involved. 

The case is expected to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.

The statement, read, "SITREP X IKOTUN DIVISION X MURDER/ ARREST OF SUSPECT X TODAY 02/07/2025 AT ABOUT 1800 HRS X ONE OLAMIDE SODIQ ADEOSUN 'M' AGED 23 OF NO 26 TOMORI STREET ATAN OGUN STATE WITH PHONE NO 070329××××× X CAME AND REPORTED AT THE STATION THAT LAST MONTH JUNE 2025 X HE GAVE ONE YAHAYA 'M' SURNAME UNKNOWN DECEASED MONEY TO FIX POP IN HIS HOUSE SITUATED OPPOSITE ASO ROCK HOTEL ABARANJE ROAD MINE X THAT HE PAID THE DECEASED 1.5 MILLION NAIRA FOR THE JOB X THAT AFTER THE PAYMENT THE DECEASED DISAPPEARED WITH HIS MONEY.

"HE STATED FURTHER THAT TODAY 02/07/2025 AT ABOUT 12OOHRS X HE SAW THE DECEASED AROUND HIS HOUSE X HE DECIDED TO CALL ONE ARMY SGT BALOGUN SURNAME UNKNOWN WITH PHONE NO 081627××××× X WHO CAME WITH HIS COLLEAGUE TO COME AND HELP HIM TALK TO THE DECEASED TO RETURN HIS MONEY BACK X THE ARMY OFFICERS INSTRUCTED THE DECEASED TO DO FROG JUMP AND WHILE DOING THAT X HE COLLAPSED AND WAS RUSHED TO ISOLO HOSPITAL X WHERE THE DOCTOR CONFIRMED HIM DEAD.

"THAT IMMEDIATELY THE TWO ARMY DISCOVERED THAT THE VICTIM WAS DOWN X THEY TOOK TO THEIR HEELS X ON RECEIPT OF THE REPORT X DETECTIVES MINE X LED BY THE DCO VISITED THE SCENE X PHOTOGRAPHY TAKEN X CORPSE DEPOSITED AT MAINLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL MORTUARY FOR PRESERVATION AND AUTOPSY X THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED X EFFORTS IN PROGRESS TO ARREST THE ACCOMPLICES X CASE WILL BE TRANSFER TO SCID AFTER PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION X ABOVE FOR YOUR INFORMATION PLEASE X SUPOL BASE 77." 

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