There was tension in Delta State on Sunday following an alleged killing of a yet to be identified man by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
Some aggrieved youths in Ughelli, Delta State on Sunday came out en masse to protest against police brutality in the Southern state.
The irate youths as seen in a viral video hired a truck and loaded it with coffins.
In the video, some of the protesters demanded that the government should ban SARS officials from operating in the Ughelli part of Delta State.
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Meanwhile, the Hon. Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Keyamo in a series of tweet on Sunday clarified some of the controversies surrounding the incident.
According to Keyamo (a) The outfit involved in this case is called Operation Delta Safe and not SARS (b) the victim was not shot as confirmed by his brother, but fell out of the Police vehicle when being taken to the station after arrest. The brother said he was pushed; the Police said he jumped.
3) (a) The outfit involved in this case is called Operation Delta Safe and not SARS (b) the victim was not shot as confirmed by his brother, but fell out of the Police vehicle when being taken to the station after arrest. The brother said he was pushed; the Police said he jumped
Advertisement— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) October 4, 2020
2) All of them said the victim is alive & receiving treatment. Whilst I totally condemn the extra-judicial killings by SARS & other Police outfits against defenseless citizens and call for comprehensive reforms and overhaul of the system, some facts of this case are as follows:
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) October 4, 2020
1) I just spoke with both the Commissioner of Police, Delta State & the Area Commander in Ughelli where the unfortunate incident involving a young man & the Police took place yesterday. I also spoke with Ochuko, the victim’s brother. I was born, bred and raised in that same town
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) October 4, 2020
4) This is a picture of the victim in hospital this morning, showing injuries from the fall (c) the Police stopped to pick him up after the fall, but an angry mob had already gathered and the Police fled and left the victim (d) A Good Samaritan picked him & took him to hospital pic.twitter.com/cjVkLnggHy
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) October 4, 2020