Chinedu Ejikere before he was killed
On the 1st May
2014, Chinedu Ejikere “Edu or Edu Wondon”, the first son and the
breadwinner of his poor family was brutally murdered by the Nigerian
Police on Obioma Street, Achara Layout, Enugu after he had just gone
over to see a friend from the close by Umunogo/ Obianodo Street where
his mum owns a small grocery kiosk.
He was Shot at close range in his chest region in what was apparently an illegal arrest gone wrong.
Mr George Eluka of 16 Amawbia
Street, Uwani, Enugu friends with Edu Ejikere initiated the supposed
arrest of Edu as they had done a business dealing and Edu was owing him
just over 100,000 naira so he went to the police and ordered for Edu’s
arrest.
While Edu was at Obioma Street,
Achara Layout, having gone to see a friend, policemen in plain clothes
then attacked him. They handcuffed him and started beating him up, and
in trying to put him in the car, one of the policemen tried to poke him
with a loaded gun and it fired.
What then transpired after he was shot was an act of inhumanity.
Having fired a gunshot, the
police drew attention to what was happening as onlookers started running
because they thought they were armed robbers. The police left Edu on
the road for dead and drove off, realizing he still had their handcuffs,
which is a significant piece of evidence, reversed back to remove the
cuffs on him and take their handcuffs thereby leaving no evidence.
On arriving at the scene a crowd
had gathered trying to help the young man who everyone in the area knew
as a hardworking, jovial individual so the police started shooting into
the air to disperse people and of course had everyone running for their
lives again. While in the process of trying to remove the cuffs on him,
the people started shouting trying to alert everyone to block the road
with anything so they won’t be able to leave.
And they panicked and left without totally removing the handcuffs.
The members of the public then hurriedly took Edu to Eastern Medical Centre, Enugu
where the doctors tried to save his life but failed.
The serial number on the handcuffs #10338
Signed- Achara Layout Neighbourhood Association.
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