There was tension in Nimo Community,a town in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State as some youth in the community went on rampage to protest the death of one of them Identified as Mr. Ifeanyi Odibelu shortly after his alleged ordeal, in the hands of Nigerian Police Force, allegedly orchestrated by some community members.
The youths wore black, carrying banners and leaves parading round the community with the deceased body, including taking the corpse to the houses of his alleged k!llers, as shops in the community were also observed to be closed over the young man’s burial.
Speaking during the protest, one of Nimo community youth members, Mr. Chijioke Ezedinachi, explained that the deceased was an active youth member who disappeared for days without any knowledge of his whereabout, until a search was started only to discover that he was arrested and taken to State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Awka for no crime stated, alleged to have been by the scheming of few persons, including the traditional authority of Nimo, revealing that he died on Sunday, after days in detention and what he described as conspired release on Saturday.
The deceased sister, Ukamaka Odibelu who could not hold back tears, noted that his late brother was in his late thirties, as she called him on the said day but his line was switched off only to hear later that some persons picked him up at ‘Ezi Elias’ where he drives Motorcycle and after searching for days in different police stations, he was discovered to be in Awka under police custody dying upon his release.
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