Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Bayelsa State command, have been accused of battering Mr. Simon Josiah, a 63-year-old civil servant with the state’s Ministry of Education. The policemen attached to the Akenfa Police Station also reportedly descended on the wife of the civil servant, his daughter, Mrs. Odiere and a sympathiser, Mr. Lusty […]
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Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Bayelsa State command, have been accused of battering Mr. Simon Josiah, a 63-year-old civil servant with the state’s Ministry of Education.
The policemen attached to the Akenfa Police Station also reportedly descended on the wife of the civil servant, his daughter, Mrs. Odiere and a sympathiser, Mr. Lusty Sylvanus.
An activist, Mr. Ebikebina Aluzu, who condemned the alleged police brutality, said Josiah was left with broken bones and bruises all over his body while his wife was also left with bruises.
“His daughter, Mrs Odiere was left with a swollen face, red eye, bruises and shaky tooth. Mr. Lusty who was teargassed and beaten with a fist wrapped with handcuffs was left with a swollen face, red eye, deep cut to his cheek, right ear and bruises on some part of his body.
“The officers not fewer than 10 descended on their victims with handcuffs, tear gas and sticks. The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, about 12.15pm in Akenfa III, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State”, he said.
Aluzu said Josiah who reaches at the Yenegwe Primary School just returned from work when the officers pounced on him and gave him and his family the beating of their life.
“Sympathizers were not spared as one Lusty Sylvanus who tried to hear from a police man what was the problem was also beaten and tear gassed.
“It is yet to be ascertained why the officers brutalized the people, but those who witnessed the incident said that the police came and arrested one of Mr. Simon’s son who was alleged by his cousin to have stolen his fowl but later turned around to brutalize the people when the boy wriggle his way out of their hands.
“They said that Mr Lusty only asked one of the officers what the problem was when they pounced on him with torrents of blows leaving him in a pool of his own blood.
“The police brutalized Mrs. Simon until she became unconscious and they had to revive her by pouring water on her after the police had left.
“The police did not end up arresting anybody as the woman police among them pleaded on behalf of the victims that ‘they have received enough beatings’.”
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