Handcuffed Suspect Dies After Falling Off Police Vehicle In Anambra
While being taken to the police station after getting arrested, a handcuffed man has reportedly fallen off a moving police vehicle in Anambra state and he died instantly.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the incident happened on Wednesday on Port Harcourt Road, Onitsha.
A viral video with a voiceover claimed that the victim was arrested by some police officers who came to the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market and also seized some goods from the traders there.
‘Shortly after the arrest, while the police officers were leaving the market and speeding ,the victim who was handcuffed, fell off the vehicle and hit his head on the tarred road and died’ the voice said.
The video also showed the lifeless body of the man on the ground with handcuffs on his hand while people gathered to watch, lament, and take videos .
Spokesman for the state Police command, Ikenga Tochukwu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, has confirmed that he had also seen the viral video.
Ikenga added that he had also forwarded the video to the Onitsha Area Commander for investigation, especially concerning the circumstances surrounding the incident and the alleged police involvement in the matter.
He said the command has urged calm, assuring that those behind such an inhuman act would be unmasked unfailingly .
‘I am aware of the trending video and I have escalated it to the Area Commander in Onitsha for investigation, especially on the allegations that our officers were involved.
The command has also sued for calm and assured that the police shall unmask those behind the inhuman act’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
