The Police have taken into custody a serving officer, Insp. Ogbu Clement, alongside together with his elder brother, Isawa Ogbu, for allegedly main a bunch of greater than 50 youths within the forceful seizure of a corpse and attacking residents in Otukpo Native Authorities Space of Benue State.
Dr. Pius Onwe Odengle, a employees member at Benue State College Educating Hospital, Makurdi, reported the incident to the Otukpo Police Division.
He mentioned that on November 28, round 11:00 a.m., he was transporting the physique of his late mom, Mama Lucy Inogwanya, from Makurdi to Ogyoma Village for burial.
He claimed that upon reaching the Ogyoma Village junction, Insp. Ogbu Clement, who’s connected to Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, together with over 50 youths from Adim Village, blocked the highway, vandalized a Benue State Civil Safety Guard car, seized the corpse, and buried it in Adim Village, asserting that the deceased was his aunt.
Sources additional revealed that at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, the inspector and his brother reportedly mobilized youths from Adim Village again to Ogyoma, the place they allegedly attacked villagers, destroyed greater than 500 plastic chairs, broke home windows and doorways, and precipitated accidents to a number of residents.
Police authorities mentioned the Divisional Police Officer in Otukpo dispatched patrol models together with personnel from Operation Whirl Stroke, NSCDC Agro-Rangers, and the Benue State Civil Safety Guard to the scene.
Pictures of the incident have been taken, and the injured victims have been rushed to hospitals for medical consideration.
The police confirmed that Insp. Ogbu Clement and his brother are in custody, and additional investigations are ongoing.
