A family is demanding for justice after a 26-year-old man, Emmanuel Ukpong Dickson, was shot dead by a police officer in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. (Read More Here).
The victim was allegedly killed by the officer in their family compound at Idua Eket on Sunday, October 10. According to report, Emmanuel had gone for a ceremony alongside his traditional performance group and briefly returned home to pick up some items when he was shot in the head by the police officer identified as Anwana Jacob, attached to the Eket division.
Speaking with journalists on Friday, October 15, his sister Princess Nelly Dickson, explained that she was at a salon when her mother called to inform her about the death of her brother. According to her, the police are claiming the incident was caused by an “accidental discharge” from their rifle but she insists the officer intentionally shot her brother.
“Emma was coming back from the opening of a mourning house in the village on Sunday, where my parents were also. As he was about to enter our compound, a police vehicle arrived and they started shouting at him. So he ran to my aunt’s place, the policemen went after him and shot my brother. Now they are telling me it was an accidental discharge, that they did not know that the gun was not on security,” Ms Dickson told PREMIUM TIMES.
Speaking further with Sahara Reporters, she said, “The young man that was shot was the breadwinner of the family; he was working with a company. He was a trained and seasoned welder. Well, the Nigeria Police have tried, the Investigating Police Officer is trying but I want to see my brother’s corpse, we want to bury him.”
Meanwhile, a youth group in Eket, Ekid Youths Union, has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Amiengheme Andrew, over the killing and demanded justice.
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