Life Denied as Amotekun Victim Dies While Ondo Govt Refused to Pay N30M Court Debt

A dark cloud of injustice has settled over Ondo State as Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi, a commercial motorcyclist whose life was shattered by a security operative’s bullet, has passed away.

Oluwasegun died this week—four years after he was shot, two years after a court awarded him N30 million in damages, and months after the government allegedly ignored his final pleas for medical mercy.

The nightmare began on August 9, 2021, at Araromi Junction in Akure. An operative of the Ondo State Security Network (Amotekun Corps) opened fire, hitting Oluwasegun. The injury was so severe that one of his legs had to be amputated, instantly destroying his livelihood and plunging his family into extreme poverty.

According to his lawyer, Tope Temokun, the government chose “litigation over empathy.” Despite letters sent to the former Governor, the current Governor, and the Attorney-General, the N30 million was never released.

While the government deployed state resources to keep fighting the case in court, Oluwasegun was reportedly:

• Living like a beggar despite being a judgment creditor.
• Suffering from medical complications he couldn’t afford to treat.
• Struggling with financial collapse as a person with a permanent disability.

“Segun died like a beggar while the government continued litigation instead of showing empathy to a dying citizen,” Temokun lamented. “Court can only be the last hope of the common man if the government is ready to respect its orders.”

In a desperate last-ditch effort, his lawyers initiated Garnishee proceedings (a legal way to seize the government’s bank funds) in December 2025. Tragically, the legal process moved slower than his deteriorating health. Oluwasegun breathed his last before he could see a single kobo of the justice he won in court.