Enugu rights group accuses police of shooting five detainees in Akpawfu communit

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Enugu rights group accuses police of shooting five detainees in Akpawfu community

The civil Rights Realisation
and Advancement Network
has submitted a petition to
the Inspetor General of
Police, seeking redres for five
individuals who were allegedly
subjected to torture and shot
in the legs by police oficers in
Enugu State.
Some sources and residents
The petition, signed by
CRRAN President, Olu
Omotayo, Esq. and dated
September 16, requested the
IG to take immediate action to
address the situation.
The five individuals, who are
members of the Neighbourhood
Watch in Akpawfu community,
Nkanu East Local Government
Area, Enugu State, are - Sunday
Nwobodo (also known as Divine
Spoon), Onyeka Nnaji, Nnamdi
Gabriel, Nweze Igweshi and
Nwabunkeonye Nnamani.
The petition demanded the IG
to also ensure their immediate
release or arraignment in a court
of law, should they be suspected
of committing an offence.
It also demanded a thorough
investigation into the alleged
torture and shooting of the
individuals.
The petition partly read: "The
family members of the above
named detainees informed
us that they were randomly
arrested between August 3,
2024, and August, 12, 2024,
from the community.
"We were further informed
that one Mr. Nnaji was reported
to have been killed some time
in July 2024, by unknown
persons in the community. The
community thereafter arrested
one Mr. Ogodo and two others
who they suspected had a land
dispute with the deceased and
handed them over to the police
in the area, but the police later
released the suspects and
invited some members of the
community's Neighbourhood
Watch to report to the Octopus
Base.
The
Neighbourhood
aforementioned
Watch
members reported to the Plr
and they bave since been
detention.
We were further ior
that the police have
access to the detainees by
families and lawyer
further stated that when s
members of the community
allowed to see the detainees t
weeks ago, they were al in
as they had been tortured
shot on their legs by the Police
while in detention.

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