The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday, ordered the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja to take over the investigation into the killing of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Qoyum Abdulyekeen.

Already, three policemen have also been arrested over the matter.

Abdulyekeen, a National Diploma 2 student of Electrical/Electronics Engineering at the institution, was allegedly killed by the police in a mysterious circumstance in the Fate Area of Ilorin, the state capital.

According to a statement by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, the transfer of the matter to Abuja was to ensure a detailed and comprehensive investigation.

He added that Inspector Abiodun Kayode, Inspector James Emmanuel, and Sergeant Oni Philip, attached to the Department of Operations, Kwara State Command had been arrested and detained over the matter.