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Relatives of the slain 28 years old Godsent Obhafuoso have called on the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba to prevail on the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 5 duly investigate the murder of their son by a police operative who they said was not on duty on August 13th 2022.
The police officer was reported to have escorted a socialite to Uromi, Esan North East local government area and killed their son through a stray bullet.
The prosecuting counsel, Olayiwola Afolabi Esq. alleged that the Zone was reluctant to investigate the incident.
The family said, Godsent Obhafuoso on August 13, accompanied his boss, Augustine Iyoha to Uromi for the burial of his mother-in-law and in the process, one Mr Sunday Obhanogho arrived with a policeman from the Area Command in Uromi, Inspt. S. O. Ayemere as the deceased recording the party but unfortunately the stray bullet from the policemen gunshots killed Godsent.
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Speaking with pressmen in Benin City, on Sunday, Godsent’s elder brother, Michael Obhafuoso said, “We want justice for my late brother. I forwarded a petition to AIG Zone 5 on the 17th of August 2022 and till now, nothing has been done on the matter.
“They charged me a mobilization fee of N200,000; the IPO in charge of the case at the Anti-Vice which I paid, they promised to go and carry out the arrest but till date, they have not done anything.
“The body of my late brother was buried two weeks after, two days after an autopsy was conducted. My brother was killed one month after his graduation from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma where he studied Business Administration.
He revealed that he paid the sum of N30,000 before the police decided to witness the autopsy.
