Following the police officer’s extrajudicial killing of a young person, a protest has erupted in the Omagwa community in Rivers State’s Ikwerre Local Government Area.
Chikuma Egbule, a native of the community, was shot and killed by the policeman attached to the Omagwa Division of the Rivers State Police Command.
The neighborhood, which hosts the Port Harcourt International Airport, immediately protested as a result.
The protesters intended to deposit the dead youth’s body at the Omagwa Divisional Police station at the time. They, were, however, resisted and repelled by the policemen on the ground. The busy highway leading to the airport and Owerri in Imo state was then temporarily blocked in protest.
Grace Iringe-Koko, a spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, informed me that the officer had been detained while the deceased’s body had been deposited at the morgue.
“The command is aware, and the CP is on top of the situation. She stated in a WhatsApp message that normalcy has now been restored and that adequate security is present to prevent any possible break-up of peace.
Source: Channels TV
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