Very Unfortunate!!! A Nigerian, Matthew Ajibade Dies In US Police Custody (Photo)

Matthew Ajibade broke female sergeant’s nose while being restrained after arrest, police say Attorney: Ajibade was bipolar and experiencing a medical emergency at time of his arrest (CNN) Two sheriff’s deputies in Georgia have been placed on leave with pay for “inappropriate actions” in the case of a college student who died in the county jail, a Chatham County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said.

Cpl. Maxine Evans and Cpl. Jason Kenny will remain on administrative leave until the conclusion of an investigation into the death of Matthew Ajibade, a 22-year-old student from Nigeria who died last week in an isolation cell of the Savannah jail, said Gena Bilbo, the sheriff’s spokeswoman.

Authorities provided no further details into the deputies’ conduct.The two deputies couldn’t be immediately reached for comment Thursday.

Ajibade, who had bipolar disorder, died in custody after he “became combative during the booking process,” the Sheriff’s Office alleged.

His family is demanding to know why Ajibade died.

During the alleged jail altercation, three deputies were injured, including a female sergeant who suffered a concussion and broken nose, authorities said.

That description doesn’t square with family members’ description of the 22-year-old, whom they described as a much-loved “geeky kid.”

The Nigeria native was in Savannah studying computer science.

Ajibade’s family has hired Mark O’Mara, a CNN legal analyst who once represented George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

O’Mara called the disciplinary action against the two deputies as “a good small step in holding people responsible for their actions.”

“We still need questions answered how Matthew’s life was taken from him,” O’Mara added.

The body was released to the family Thursday morning, O’Mara said.

The attorney hopes to see “discourse of all available information as soon as possible,” he said.