Imiakiebu village Head drags SP of police,Agaga before Edo panel over killing of village Youths

Clan Head of 3ivie

By DADA AYOKHAI


The village head of imiakebu town in 3 Ibie clan, Etsako East local government, chief Ugiemekhia Yahaya  along with 4 others have dragged  a superitendent  of police,John E. Agaga before the  Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, over the  alleged murder of five youths from  his community.

Counsel to Chief  Yahaya and four others, Kami Asunogie, told the panel that in less than five minutes, SP. John . E. Agaga allegedly killed five of the youths of the community over a minor conflict between two neighbouring communities that could have been resolved amicably.

The 5 youths  that got killed were amongst those from Imiakiebu and Itsukwi waiting to hear from the clan of 3 Ivie on how to resolve the boundary dispute between the two communities   when the police rained bullets and killed them.

According to Bar. Asunogie 
"The matter started on the 28th December, 2019. An issue between two communities, brother and sister, named Imiankebu and Itsukwi of  the same clan in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State under the jurisdiction of the police station in Agenebode.


"The DPO, whoever invited him, came into the community, killed five youths under five minutes between 12:30 and 12:45 that he was in my village.

"He killed five youths, they died, he abandoned them, the military that were there, have to take the bodies to the mortuary with the assistance of the people of our local community that he has intimidated by his presence.

"Up till today, every attempt to seek justice has been resisted by the police and just the police, particularly the DPO himself", he said. 


The counsel said they decided to approach the panel to ask the police to release the bodies of the dead to the family for burial and to also recommend compensation to the government.


"We have come to this panel to seek for justice. The bodies of our youths that were killed, have to be released to us for burial. They have been in the morgue since December 2019. It is the DPO that is keeping them.

"We want compensation for our community. Those persons, have relations, and, they must be compensated", he said.



Based on the submission of the counsel,  the panel ordered  that the state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, (though as nominal party) and Superintendent of Police, John . E. Agaga, to appear before it.

 

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