Since Sunday evening when the story broke, palpable gloom has descended on the homes of the Johnsons, who are left to grieve over the brutal killing of the only son of the family, Kolade, a 36-year-old father of one and graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
The deceased was a lover of sports and loves to analyze football matches with his friends, reason he left the comfort of his home to enjoy the football commentary in company of his friends that fateful day at a viewing centre; but that was where he met his untimely death at the hands of some policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Left to mourn the deceased is his young wife, a baby and his parents. As sympathizers continued to visit the home of the Johnsons yesterday, time seemed to froze for a moment when the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State command, Zubairu Muazu, paid a condolence visit to the grieving family.
The sight of policemen in the area was expected to elicit some hostility considering the manner in which Kolade was killed, but as if to soften the mood ahead of his visit, the police revealed the identities of officers who killed Kolade Johnson, a Liverpool football fan, on Sunday. Read more