Monday, March 31, 2025 - Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has ordered a thorough investigation into the death of a 24-year-old upcoming artist, Paul Obukohwo.
The directive was disclosed in a statement by Police Public
Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe.
“The Command therefore calls on members of his family to
come to the headquarters for commencement of the investigation,” the statement
said.
It would be recalled that operatives of the Rapid Response
Squad, RRS, allegedly tortured the artist, who is a suspect in a case, to
death.
CP Abaniwonda while condoling with the family of the
deceased, assured them that if the operatives are found culpable, they will be
made to face the full wrath of the law.
Narrating what happened, the statement said, “On the 26th of
March 2025, at about 1545 hours, operatives of the command’s Rapid Response
Squad raided a black spot along Okpanam Road and arrested one Prosper Odili ‘m’
aged 24 years, with military camouflage while others took to their heels.
“The deceased, Paul Obukohwo, who obstructed the police from
arresting his brother and damaged the patrol vehicle in the process, was later
arrested.
“While Paul Obukohwo was in custody, he fell sick and was
taken to Police Hospital Asaba where he was diagnosed with hypoglycaemia (low
sugar).
“Due to the severity of his condition, he was referred to
Asaba Specialist Hospital and later referred to Federal Medical Centre Asaba,
where he died while receiving treatment.”
The statement added, “The command is not oblivious to the
fact that there are complaints emanating from social media and the brother of
the deceased alleging that the police tortured him while he was in custody.”
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