Family Demands Corpse Of 27-yr-old Son Killed During Rivers Impeachment Protest  

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The family of a 27-year-old man, Onyekachi Ugiri, who was killed during one of the protests against the move to impeach Rivers State governor, Siminalayi

Onyekachi, an indigene of Anambra State, but a resident in the Borokiri area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, was allegedly hit by bullet on his head during a protest on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

“On Tuesday , one boy, our neighbour, his name is Chinwendu. I heard that Chinwendu came to the house to carry my son to go for protest in support of the governor. “On Wednesday, Chinwendu came back again and told my daugther that he took my son to protest in support of the governor and as Police was shooting, bullet caught Onyekachi my son on the head. Then my son ran and entered one building where he died. Chinwendu ran away while others were arrested.“I went to old GRA Police Station but they said I should go to Control Room at the headquarters. I also went to Control Room at the headquarters, from there to State CID, they said he was not there.

 

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