Following the extra-judicial killing of Mr Daniel Chukwuemeka Ogbosain by indigenes of Okpokunou community in Burutu local government area, Delta State, the Department of State Security, DSS, Thursday, arrested some suspects and handed them over to the police command in Asaba, the state capital.
According to a community source, the late Ogbosain was accused of stealing on May 2, 2023, in the community, and the community chairman, Mr Tokekeme Emgbouke, ordered his beating and gave up the ghost in the process of the mob attack.
According to the source, “When he was confirmed dead, the community, led by the chairman, deposited the corpse in Bomadi General Hospital morgue. After a few days, the same community chairman ordered the removal of the corpse from the mortuary and was given a shallow burial. Thereafter, the corpse was exhumed and thrown into the river for sea creatures to feast on.
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“Then, the family of the deceased sent a petition to the State Commissioner of Police, which was copied to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, in Abuja, signed by the Ogbosain family lawyer on behalf of the Ogbosain family and family leaders of the Obotebe community, all in Burutu local government area, to arrest and prosecute the culprits behind the dastardly act for justice to prevail.
“The police in Okpokunou community earlier attempted to make an arrest, but the suspects overpowered them, humiliated them, and assaulted the DPO by disarming the police, forcing all the policemen to sit on the floor of the community hall with a warning to refrain from the matter or risk being killed.
“Again, the Okpokunou Police Division earlier this month sought assistance from the Joint Task Force, JTF, Bomadi Division, located some few kilometres away from Okpokunou, who swung into action and arrested the community chairman, Mr. Tokekeme Emgbouke, who was trying to flee the community. He has been handed over to the police since his arrest.
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“After the arrest of the community chairman, some of his family members attacked family members of the deceased by assaulting them, resulting in the destruction of their houses and other property worth over N200 million over the arrest of their brother.
“Since the culprits had overpowered the police division in the area, family members of the deceased again made a move and contacted men of the DSS, who aided the police in arresting some of the suspects today and who have been transferred to Asaba, the state capital.”
Confirming the arrest, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Edafe Bright, said: “The arrest was made to help the police carry out a thorough investigation into the matter. The police would bring to book anybody involved in the extrajudicial murder”.
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