There was pandemonium in the Omagwa community, Ikwerre Local
Government Area of Rivers State after the alleged extra-judicial killing of a
youth by a police officer.
The incident was said to have occurred when the policeman
attached to the Omagwa Division of the Rivers State Police Command, shot and
killed Chikuma Egbule, a native of the community.
The incident triggered instant protests in the community
which is also a host community for the Port Harcourt International Airport.
The protesters initially carried the
body of the slain youth to the Omagwa Divisional Police station where they
intended to deposit it.
They were, however, resisted and repelled by the policemen
on duty.
They then blocked the road in protest, causing gridlock on
the busy highway which leads to the airport, and Owerri in Imo State.
The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace
Iringe-Koko, when contacted, said that the trigger-happy cop had been arrested
while the body of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue.
“The command is aware, and the CP is on top of the
situation. Normalcy has now been restored, and adequate security is present on
the ground to prevent any breach of peace.
“The corpse has been deposited at the morgue while the
police officers have been detained while an investigation is ongoing,” she
said.
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