Nigeria, April 14 -- A lawyer, Morakinyo Ogele, has sued the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over the death of a suspect, Razak Ahmed, in the custody of the Ondo State Command of the corps.

Mr Ahmed was arrested in March by officers of the state command for allegedly raping his eight-year-old daughter.

He reportedly died in the custody of the command in Akure, the state capital, three days after his arrest.

The family of the deceased alleged that he was tortured to death by officers of the command while trying to extract confessional statements from him.

The command's spokesperson, Samuel Oladapo, however, denied the allegation, saying the suspect committed suicide in custody.

Not satisfied with the command's explana...