Anambra family agonizes over son's death in police custody

Ezenwa died in the police cell after he was picked up on an allegation of cultism, which his friends claim was all trumped up.

Chidubem’s father, Mr Sunday, during a visit to his compound narrated the circumstances that led to his son’s death. “Angel Hotel is where my son always stays anytime he comes home. You can see that I do not have a house. This one is already collapsing, so my son prefers to stay in a hotel when he comes home. He has already promised me that he will build a house for us and take us out of here.

He said: “I called my friend, Chidubem to tell him that our friend Chiboy, who had an accident, was not improving. He initially told me that he would not come home because his business needed his attention. He had earlier sent money for treatment, but I was surprised when he later came home. “On sighting him , the police operatives held him and started beating him. He was kicked in the chest many times by the DPO of Otuocha Police Station and he kept crying. I was also brutalised by the policemen; you can see the injuries on my legs. They took us to the police station, and later transferred us to SARS , Awkuzu.”

Mr Sunday Ezenwa, Chidubem’s father told DAILY POST that since after the incident, police authorities were yet to tell the family of the fate of their son. They called on him to bring back their brother, saying he did nothing wrong to warrant being handed over to the police. “I was in the hotel that day. I saw these boys breaking bottles and chasing guests around. They even threatened to beat up the manager of the hotel who tried to stop them. I was not the one that called the police, there were several other people in the hotel that day, and anyone could have called the police.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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