The Police Command in Edo
says it has arrested members
of its patrol team allegedly
responsible for the killing of a
commercial driver on Tuesday
morning.
The Commissioner of Police in
the state, Mr Johnson Kokumo,
said this in a statement made
available to newsmen in Benin.
According to Kokumo,
members of the team are
currently being investigated
and if found culpable, would
be made to face the full wrath
of the law.
He said the command would
not renege on its fight against
all forms of human right
abuses.
He advised parents, guardians
and community leaders to
prevail on their children not to
take the law into their own
hands and allow police
investigations into the matter.
“The Edo State Police Command
wishes to inform members of
the public that the violence by
an irate mob and some restive
youths as a result of the fatal
motor accident allegedly
caused by a police patrol team
in the early hours of Feb. 6,
2018 has been brought under
control.
“Members of the alleged police
team have been identified,
arrested and currently being
investigated.
“If found culpable, they will be
made to face the full wrath of
the law, as the command will
not renege on its fight against
all forms of human right
abuses
