Ogidi’s body not missing, awaiting autopsy in mortuary – Police

The Delta State Police Command has said the assemblage of Oghenemine Ogidi, a young antheral allegedly killed by constabulary officers, is not missing but presently deposited successful a mortuary wrong the state.

The clarification followed reports circulating connected societal media claiming that the deceased’s household had been denied entree to his remains and that the constabulary could not relationship for the body.

Reacting to the claims, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, dismissed the reports arsenic mendacious and misleading.

In a station connected his authoritative X grip connected Friday, Edafe stated that the remains are disposable and accessible to the family.

“His assemblage is astatine the mortuary, and the household person been told that whenever they privation to spot it, they volition beryllium allowed to,” helium wrote.

He explained that the substance is being treated arsenic a suspected execution case, which legally requires further examination.

“It’s a lawsuit of suspected murder, truthful an autopsy is compulsory, and the household besides agreed to this,” helium added.
Ogidi, a 28-year-old musician, was reportedly changeable dormant successful wide daylight successful Effurun.

The constabulary bid confirmed that the serviceman allegedly responsible, ASP Nuhu Usman, has been arrested and moved to the Force Headquarters for further disciplinary action.

Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the contiguous dismissal and...