Police, hoodlums accused of killing undergraduate, friend

Date: 31-07-2013 3:04 am (10 years ago) | Author: Baba lomo
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Policemen attached to the Badagry Police Division, Lagos State, and some hoodlums have been accused of killing a 25-year-old undergraduate of Delta State University, Ifechukwude Nwainokpor, and his friend, identified simply as Kazeem.
An eight-minute video clip of the gruesome killing, which was made available to PUNCH Metro, showed the two victims handcuffed together. They were covered in their own blood and beaten to death with sticks. Tyres were also put round   their necks. An irate mob could be seen in the video, shouting, “die, die, burn them, burn them.”
At some points in the video, a policeman was seen interviewing the boys. He asked who sent them (victims) to rob the area, an accusation they denied. One of the hoodlums, holding a sharp object attempted to cut off the private part of one of the victims.
Nwainokpor could be seen pleading with the hoodlums and policemen to spare his life, saying he could identify himself if given a chance. His plea, however, fell on deaf ears.
Our correspondent, who visited the family of Nwainokpor  on Tuesday, learnt that the lynching took place around 3pm on July 21, 2013 in Ajara area of Badagry, a community not far from Nwainokpor’s family home.
His father, Samuel, told PUNCH Metro that his son was arrested while passing through a street in the area  but a misunderstanding later ensued and the hoodlums pounced on  him  and Kazeem.
He added that  Nwainokpor, who was nicknamed Ify, was a final year student of Geology and Mining.
He said, “On that particular day, I was in Ghana when I received a telephone call  that I should come immediately. My wife was in Delta State taking care of her   mother.
“When I arrived two days later, my relatives and the caretaker of my house  told me that my son was killed in the Ajara area along with his friend. I was devastated.
“I got my son a  temporary job with a Customs licensed  agent since their lecturers were on strike.  He worked everyday except on Sundays when he visited his  friends. On that day, he went to see Kazeem and they were strolling around Ajara.”
Samuel said because there had been a robbery in Ajara four days earlier, some of the residents were on the lookout for strange faces.
He added that when the youth  saw two unknown young men, they  accosted them and an argument ensued.
He said the youth  called the head of the vigilante group   in the area, one Asiribo.
He said, “Asiribo came to the scene with a locally-made pistol and handcuffs. He handcuffed my son and his friend  before asking them questions.
“Later, it was decided that the boys be taken to the Baale, Agano Oniyon of Agamade Ajara. But as they were going, Asiribo, while trying to return his gun into its  pouch, mistakenly shot himself in the stomach and died.”
Samuel said Asiribo’s death infuriated the youth, who  blamed the boys for  his  death.
“The mob picked up sticks  and beat them to death. Policemen were there,”   he  said.
Holding back tears, the retired immigration officer   added  that the police treated the matter as a robbery case. Beating  his chest,  Samuel said there was no way his son would have been involved in  armed robbery.
He said, “I have been living in Badagry since 1982. I have  only two children and Ifechukwude  is the  first. Ironically, he was born in that same area where he was killed. “I have lived in this area without any trouble and  the residents  can tell you that my sons are good  boys.”
Nwainokpor’s boss, Aloysius Onyenibedi, described him as an honest and hardworking person.
“I trusted him to the extent that I used to keep a lot of money with him. He was good to my children and was honest,” he said.
The Nwainokpor family berated the Divisional Police Officer, Badagry Police Station,  Dankoli Mohammed, for the manner he treated the case.
Samuel said when he approached the DPO, he was told that his son was killed at midnight for armed robbery.
He said, “When the policemen came to take the corpses, guns were planted on them. Policemen at the station told the DPO that they were robbers. Their corpses were taken along with that Asiribo to Badagry General Hospital’s mortuary.
“The following morning, the DPO released Asiribo’s corpse for burial without investigation. My relatives went to the station and after showing the DPO the video, the matter was transferred to the Area K Command.
“At Present, Asiribo’s son has fled, while the DPO has been unable to identify the policemen who were present at the scene when my son  and his friend were killed.”
PUNCH Metro however learnt that through the video, some people had arrested one of the perpetrators. The suspect had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department,  Panti, Yaba.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, said, “The incident is quite pathetic. Even if they were armed robbers, no one has the right to take the life of another. Why then do we have the police and the judiciary? The Nigerian police as well as the law condemn mob action and jungle justice. The commissioner of police has set up a high- powered investigation body to investigate the matter.”

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Posted: at 31-07-2013 03:04 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
- winace at 31-07-2013 08:10 AM (10 years ago)
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Oh nigerians wit lynching and maiming wit knowing d truth first. D word police, is it kill people or save people? Pls GOD may we not be at d wrong place at d wrong time.
Posted: at 31-07-2013 08:10 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- sucre4u at 31-07-2013 08:24 AM (10 years ago)
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Cannibalistic nation, hope dey ate d bodies
Posted: at 31-07-2013 08:24 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Rwangee at 31-07-2013 08:31 AM (10 years ago)
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9ja hm hmmm police ur reward d heaven.
Posted: at 31-07-2013 08:31 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- angesco at 31-07-2013 08:31 AM (10 years ago)
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And we wonder why Niger is not a holiday destination even for their own citizens living life like Iiving abroad. This is plain - day murder. There is no other word for it. Jungle justice in a jungle ruled land. Terrible. Terrible. Terrible!

People's insatiable thirst for blood is scary. And what is more scary, is people rushing to the scene not to stop the murder /killing /brutality but to cheer the people inflicting this 'justice.'

For every person who stood back and watched allowed this to happen - they are as guilty as the person who raised the stick, supplied the tyres, offered petrol and lit the match.

God have mercy on the murdered, the murderer's and those who stood by and watched and did nothing.
Posted: at 31-07-2013 08:31 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ThoRam at 31-07-2013 08:47 AM (10 years ago)
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Terrible....  
Posted: at 31-07-2013 08:47 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Noble12 at 31-07-2013 08:56 AM (10 years ago)
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Bad
Posted: at 31-07-2013 08:56 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- aso4life1 at 31-07-2013 09:04 AM (10 years ago)
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Another Horror film out of Naija...what a shame!

Posted: at 31-07-2013 09:04 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- osamabinladin at 31-07-2013 09:09 AM (10 years ago)
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So sad !
Posted: at 31-07-2013 09:09 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- etibaba at 31-07-2013 09:22 AM (10 years ago)
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Thats y africa nations cant grow.

Posted: at 31-07-2013 09:22 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- dareper at 31-07-2013 09:23 AM (10 years ago)
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This is very bad another innocent souls lost
Posted: at 31-07-2013 09:23 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- juddycoil at 31-07-2013 10:22 AM (10 years ago)
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 Huh? Huh? Huh?
Posted: at 31-07-2013 10:22 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- prettyful at 31-07-2013 10:31 AM (10 years ago)
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y na? Huh? Huh?
Posted: at 31-07-2013 10:31 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- steveoneal at 31-07-2013 11:07 AM (10 years ago)
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wasting lives indiscriminately, barbaric attitudes, we still have a long long way to go,
Posted: at 31-07-2013 11:07 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- UNKNOWN123 at 31-07-2013 11:43 AM (10 years ago)
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so sad
Posted: at 31-07-2013 11:43 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- UNKNOWN123 at 31-07-2013 11:43 AM (10 years ago)
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 Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad
Posted: at 31-07-2013 11:43 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Shegzan at 31-07-2013 11:45 AM (10 years ago)
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Hmmn#

Posted: at 31-07-2013 11:45 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- micc at 31-07-2013 01:36 PM (10 years ago)
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Why all these every time na
Posted: at 31-07-2013 01:36 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- BlueIxora at 31-07-2013 01:55 PM (10 years ago)
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This is terrible. RIP
Posted: at 31-07-2013 01:55 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Solidstonez at 31-07-2013 02:38 PM (10 years ago)
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What a country

Posted: at 31-07-2013 02:38 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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