The commercial motorcyclist, Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi, who was shot by an operative of the Ondo State Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, has given up the ghost, four years after pursuing justice.
Oluwasegun was shot on August 9, 2021, by an Amotekun operative at Araromi Junction in Akure, the state capital. One of his legs was amputated, and he was left with permanent disabilities, destroying his livelihood as a commercial motorcyclist and plunging him into long-term hardship.
Counsel to the deceased, Tope Temokun, disclosed that Oluwasegun’s death signifies one of the darkest phases of institutional oppression and injustice in recent history in the state.
According to Temokun, Justice Omolara Adejumo of the Ondo State High Court had delivered judgment in favor of Oluwasegun on March 29, 2023, awarding him N30 million.
The lawyer lamented that from the date of the judgment until his death, the award remained unpaid, while Oluwasegun lived in poverty, struggling with permanent disability, medical complications, and financial collapse, as the government continued litigation instead of showing empathy to a dying citizen.
Temokun stressed that prior to his death, formal demands were made to the governor and the Ondo State government to show care and concern, efforts that, he said, fell on deaf ears.
He stated: “On 18th October 2022, we wrote a letter to the Ondo State Amotekun Corps Commandant demanding compensation of two million Naira (N2,000,000.00) on behalf of Segun, now deceased. On 24th October 2022, we wrote a letter to then-Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to bring the matter to his attention.
“We wrote again to the then-governor on 30th March 2023 for compliance with the Ondo State High Court judgment delivered on 29th March 2023 (by Justice Omolara Adejumo), awarding N30 million. On the same day, we sent a parallel appeal letter to the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice for enforcement advice/compliance.
“On 20th November 2024, we wrote an appeal letter to the current Governor of Ondo State following the Court of Appeal’s ruling on 19th November 2024, which struck out the Ondo State Government’s appeal, affirming the High Court judgment. A parallel letter was sent to the Attorney-General citing the Court of Appeal decision.
“On 10th June 2025, a formal request was sent to the Attorney-General to advise on compliance with the judgment due to the deteriorating health condition of Segun, now deceased. On 11th June 2025, we sent a formal request to the governor for the payment of the judgment sum, detailing the ongoing devastation confronting Segun.
“Despite these repeated, documented demands spanning over two years, no reply was received, and after the judgments at both the High Court and Court of Appeal, there was still no compliance and no intention to negotiate a compromise.
“For over two years after the judgment, despite affirmation by the Court of Appeal, the Ondo State Government declined to honor the subsisting judgment debt. Instead, public resources were deployed in continued litigation processes that effectively denied Segun a second chance at life.
“From the date of the judgment until his death, the judgment remained unpaid, and Segun lived like a beggar, suffering permanent disability, medical complications, and financial collapse, while the government continued litigation instead of showing empathy to a dying citizen.
“Garnishee proceedings had to be initiated in December 2025 because voluntary compliance never came. But Segun died before we could see the end of it. Court can only be the last hope of the common man if the government is ready to respect its orders. Where the government is unwilling, there is no hope for the common man.”
