FAMILY, RIGHT, CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP DEMANDS JUSTICE AS POLICE KILLS UNIPORT FINAL YEAR STUDENT

FAMILY, RIGHT, CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP DEMANDS JUSTICE AS POLICE KILLS UNIPORT FINAL YEAR STUDENT

Families, Hunan Rights, Civil Society Group, yesterday, Demands Justice as Police allegedly Kills Master Chenedu Obi, a 26 years old final year student of the department of physics, University of Port Harcourt Choba, River State. 

The brutal killing of Chinedu which recently took place at Sango Ota, Ogun State by a trigger happy Nigerian Police officer attached to Sango Police Station, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, Ogun State.

 The deceased family members and Human Right groups demands that the Inspector general of Police, Mohammed Adamu and the Ogun State commissioner of police commence immediate investigation and ensure that the Killers are brought to Justice. 

A Human Right and legal firm, Conference for the Actualization of Human Right, through its National Coordinator, Omemiroro Ogedegbe ESQ,  in a press statement made available to FocalPoint Reports  said in part, "We are calling on the inspector General of Police, the Ogun State commissioner of police to commence investigations into the circumstances leading to the death of Chinedu Obi, who in a bid to advance his Musical Career travelled to visit his friend at Otta, Ogun State on the 19th July, 2019". 

"That while at Otta, Ogun State a case of Assault was leveled against him by a phone seller at Sango, Ogun State. The deceased was arrested and taken to the police station without any form of restraint and in the process of interrogation he was alleged to be irrational by the police and was subsequently restrained by an handcuff". 

"Surprisingly while the handcuff was being put in the deceased hands he did not threaten to kill anyone within a short period of time, it was alleged by the police that the deceased became so irrational that the handcuff got removed and he picked up a long axe in the interrogation room in the presence of policemen and went outside the police station while still under handcuff and destroyed some vehicles". 

"It was further alleged that the deceased after destroying dozen of vehicles was pursuing an armed policeman who eventually shot him.

As if that was not enough he was left on the ground within the police station wriggling in pain and bleeding for a long time without immediate medical attention. The video clip showed the last moment of the deceased while on the plain ground asking that he be allowed to speak to his father which was refused by the police neither was he taken to a hospital".

"It is quite unfortunate and saddening that the police public relation officer, Ogun state Mr. Abimbola Opeyemi while commenting on the incident had stated that “He started chasing the officer, while armed with an axe and the officer shot him in the leg to demobilize him, he was immediately taken to the general hospital where he died” we ask “Demobilized with a lethal weapon”?

"The officer with respect was far away from the truth and speaking from an informed position. The deceased was shot in the right buttock not the leg as alledged by the police and he was shot from behind. Could the policeman whom the deceased was pursing turn around to shoot him from behind? An attempt to cover up is insulting. It is akin to turn day light to darkness. Dancing on the grave of the deceased is not fair to the young man".

"The deceased was taken to Ottah general hospital probably after he must have even died and not to Ife general Hospital as stated by the PPRO".

"The deceased was on handcuff for a much longer time and cautionary measure could have been adopted to further restrain even if he has mental imbalance as alleged. If the deceased behaved irrationally, the police that shot him was even more irrational in the given circumstance". 

"This is a clear case of weapon abuse. It is our humble opinion that the policeman in question did not exhibit enough maturity and professionalism in his judgment before the trigger".

"We urge you to use your good office to set up a high powered and dispassionate investigation into this killing, and bring the culprit to book the delay in the investigation of this matter is most unfortunate". 

We shall be compelled to institute an action without further notice if within seven days our demand for a thorough investigation of this matter is not complied with".