Rivers police dismiss four officers over death of Uniport graduate

The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed 4 constabulary officers implicit their alleged engagement successful the sidesplitting of a caller postgraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Anthony Obodo.

Obodo was changeable dormant successful the Ada George country by Agip Junction, Port Harcourt, past Thursday.

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday during a property briefing astatine the bid office successful Port Harcourt.

Adepoju said the 4 officers had been subjected to disciplinary proceedings aft investigations established their culpability successful the incident.

He said “the bid would not shield immoderate unit recovered to person acted extracurricular the law”, stressing that professionalism, accountability, respect for quality rights, and the extortion of lives and spot remained priorities of the command.

The Commissioner of Police explained that the incidental occurred erstwhile a constabulary patrol squad attempted to halt a conveyance being driven by the precocious Obodo, who allegedly refused to stop, starring to a chase.

According to him, during the pursuit, 1 of the officers attached to the patrol team, Corporal Alfred Louis, allegedly opened occurrence astatine the vehicle, resulting successful the decease of Obodo.

Meanwhile, Adepoju announced the apprehension of fiv...