Edo driver’s death: Police arrest five cops

February 8, 2018

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The Edo State Police Command has arrested five policemen over the death of a 28-year-old cab driver, David Okoniba.
The state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, told our correspondent on the telephone that those arrested were members of the patrol team on duty when the incident occurred on Tuesday.

Okoniba, a father of two, had been crushed to death by a truck on the Third-East Cirular Road, after he was allegedly pushed by a policeman who allegedly demanded bribe from him.
The death of the cab driver had led to a violent protest by angry youths in the area, who set police operational vehicles ablaze.
Kokumo said, “Members of the patrol team have been arrested. There are five of them.
“If found culpable, they will be made to face the full wrath of the law, as the command will not renege on its promise to fight against all forms of human rights abuses.”
The police commissioner also urged parents, guardians and community leaders to prevail on their children and wards to remain law-abiding and allow the security agency to conclude its investigation.
Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki has directed that an investigative panel be set up to reveal the immediate and remote causes of the clash between the policemen and the protesting youths.