Protest Rocks Yenagoa Over The Death Of Suspect Who Died In Police Custody

Protests erupted on the Biogbolo space of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Saturday, over the loss of life of a 27 year-old-man, Goodluck Oviekeme, who was arrested alongside eight others following an alleged assault on a policeman and theft of his service rifle.

 

Press Informant reported that the Police, in a press release, alleged that the deceased was arrested on Tuesday in reference to an alleged armed theft incident that occurred at Biogbolo space when hoodlums attacked the Police Patrol staff, fatally injured Inspector Ugbotor Sunday and carted away his rifle.

 

One other senior Police supply advised newsmen that the deceased was arrested alongside Benjamin Karibo, the Youth President of the troubled Biogbolo Neighborhood, over their alleged involvement within the assault on the Policeman. And they’re all in Police custody.

 

However Ebitonye Micheal, the brother of the deceased, denied the police allegations, claiming that his brother is harmless of the crime.

 

Micheal alleged that Oviekeme was killed within the police cell and his physique was later dumped on the Federal Medical Middle (FMC), Yenagoa.

The protesters, who’re made up of Epie-attisa indigenes resident in Biogbolo, staged a protest towards the sudden loss of life of Ovikeme, accusing Police of shoddy Investigation and deliberate killing of their kinsman.

 

In the meantime, confirming the incident in a press release on Saturday, signed by Asinim Butswat, police spokesman, he disclosed that Echeng E. Echeng, the State Commissioner of Police, had ordered for discreet investigation and post-mortem to find out the reason for Oviekeme’s loss of life.

 

The assertion learn partly, “The deceased suspect was arrested in reference to the armed theft incident that occurred on 21 September 2021, at Biogbolo, Yenagoa, when hoodlums attacked the Police Patrol staff, fatally injured Inspector Ugbotor Sunday and carted away his rifle”.

 

“Preliminary Investigation reveals that Goodluck Oviekeme was the mastermind of the assault on the patrol staff. He was arrested on 22 September, 2021, at about 0300 hours, whereas in Police custody, the suspect was noticed to be operating a excessive temperature and was rushed to the hospital, the place he finally died.”

 

The CP additionally condoled with the household of the deceased and promised most people that investigation had commenced and the result can be made public.