The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police has summoned Sergeants Musa Sunday, Lucky Kehinde and Lucky Okuku who are personels of the Nigerian Police.
The three policemen who took one Ovoke Onomrerhino, now deceased, out for investigation before he allegedly jumped off a moving police vehicle was told to appear before the panel, to enable the panel unravel the circumstances that led to the death of the victim.
The Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Inspector Kambari Tambari had on 3rd of December, 2020 testified before the 11-Member panel chaired by Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd) that he sat on the front seat while Sergeants Musa Sunday, Lucky Kehinde and Lucky Okuku sat at the open portion of the van with Ovoke, who he said suddenly jumped off the vehicle and got injured in the process.
When the matter was called up on Tuesday 23rd Feb.2021, counsel to the complaints, Okoroze Egbo reminded the panel that it made an order on the 3rd of December, 2020 compelling the police to ensure the appearance of the said police personnel who were sitting together with Ovoke in the same vehicle the day he allegedly jumped off the vehicle.
It will be recalled that the first respondent, CSP Hassan informed the panel that the late Ovoke Godwin was arrested on June 29, 2019 by the Igun Vigilante following his alleged involvement in an armed robbery incident on the Eku-Igun highway.
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He said the victim took policemen to where his gang kept their operation weapons used in the robbery operation, adding that as they were returning to the station he jumped off a moving police vehicle and got injured.
According to him, he was rearrested and brought to the station before CSP Hassan ordered that he should be taken to Abraka General Hospital where he died afterwards.
The matter was adjourned to 14 March, 2021 for the police to produce the policemen for cross examination.
Also Joined in the petition are CSP Isah Hassan, the DPO in Abraka, Mr Odiri Emeni, the Head of Igu Vigilante, Igu Vigilante, Ethiope East Local Government, Delta state, Commissioner of Police, and the Inspector General of Police.
