By: Felix Ikpotor
The Rivers State Civil Society Organisations (RIVSCO) is now calling on the Rivers State Police Command to investigate the alleged arrest and brutalization of one Chukwudi Emenike an okada rider in Igwuruta, Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in April 2020.
Emenike, a native of Ipo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State is married to one Confidence Chukwudi and they have five children.
A statement by Mr Enefaa Georgewill, the chairman of RIVSCO said wife of Chukwudi alleged that, “members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) stormed their residence in search of her husband but met his Absence. They shot sporadically, destroyed some properties in the house and carried their dog”.
She claimed, “they threatened to kill her and her children if she refuse to call her husband. She called her husband and he told them were he was at Igwuruta plying his okada trade”.
She further alleged that the SARS officials upon citing her husband, chased him into the residence of a woman in the area, dragged him out and gave him the beating of his life in the full glare of the general public at Igwuruta.
Confidence said her husband was so tortured that blood was gushing out of his nose and ears and was later dumped at anti-kidnapping unit at Mini-Okoro, adding that they have not set their eyes on Chukwudi since April, neither have the police told them the offense of the only bread winner of the family.
She said the children have been sick since the event happened and that they usually cry each time they set their eyes on a police officer or police van.
Mr. Georgewill said RIVSCO have met and written to the State Commissioner of Police and he has assigned the matter to the police investigative department.
He said all the group is looking for is justice for Chukwudi Emenike either dead or alive.
PHSPECTATOR recalls that RIVSCO is also the organization spearheading the IKOKU FOUR case involving men of the Eagle Crack Team of Mile One Police Division which has led to the dismissal and prosecution of some officers.
