Body of Rivers landlord found in uncompleted building days after police arrested him for throwing out tenant

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Some youths clashed with the police over the discovery of the body of a missing landlord, Nyebuchi Eke, in Woji area of ​​Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of ​​Rivers State.

It was gathered that Eke’s body was discovered in an unfinished building in Chokocho, Etche, on the night of Monday, November 20, 2023, following his disappearance in police custody.

According to punchthe deceased was reportedly in the custody of the Officer in Charge of Surveillance since November 17th.

It was gathered that a tenant alleged that his landlord (the deceased) threw some of his belongings outside after an argument and invited the police, which led to the latter’s arrest.

The owner is said to have subsequently disappeared as it took the intervention of the Woji Council of Chiefs to draw the attention of the police to the situation and demanded that the police officer reveal the whereabouts of Nyebuchi who was last seen in his police van.

During Monday’s protest, young people threw stones and broke bottles at police officers, while they set fire to the streets to protest the death of the owner.

The agent and the tenant were later detained, but this did not put an end to the protest that began on Sunday, when young people rioted.

The youths blocked the road and damaged some shops in a fit of rage to express their grievances.

On Monday, in the company of some chiefs from the region and Nyebuchi’s family, police recovered the body of the owner from an unfinished building at Chokocho in Etche local government area of ​​the state, far from the police division that arrested him .

When the news reached the Woji community, it sparked a new protest, especially since his body was found in a bad condition, as the youths blocked the road and allegedly clashed with the police.

An elder brother of the deceased and former chairman of Obio/Akpor LGA, Solomon Eke, said his family wanted the police to take his brother’s body to a government-approved mortuary for proper preservation.

“The police officer in charge of investigating my younger brother’s murder carried out an assessment at the scene and recovered some things from there. They carried the suspect to what they said was a mortuary in Igbo-Etche, Etche LGA and saw the body with bruises all over,” Solomon said.

“We therefore urge the police to do whatever is necessary by taking the corpse to a government-recognized mortuary for proper preservation and then continue the investigation.”

He appealed to young people not to take the law into their own hands despite their anger.

“The people who were from the community and my family are not happy. When they returned, they became furious and started attacking, which I warned that no one should take the law into their own hands,” he said.

“No one should speak out and disrupt activities in the community. I do not support that. I want a peaceful environment so that all hands are on deck and the police do their job. We, the family, are hurt by what happened and we will not allow happen like this.”

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident to the publication, said the Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, visited the family of the deceased and commiserated with them.

The PPRO also reported that the suspect (tenant) and three police officers linked to the case were arrested and are under investigation.

“Yes, I can confirm the incident and CP has sent a management team to visit the scene and also offer condolences to the family of the deceased,” she said.

“Meanwhile, the suspect and three police officers who allegedly committed that act were arrested. They were transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence. The matter is still ongoing as I speak to you.”

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Source: www.lindaikejisblog.com

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