The Aide-de-Camp to the Imo State
Governor Rochas Okorocha, Mr. Omo Gabriel, and two other police officers
on Saturday, allegedly beat up a policeman attached the state
government house for delaying in opening the gate for the governor’s
convoy.
The incident, which occurred around
12:30am, when the governor returned from his wife’s birthday party, left
the victim unconscious.
The mobile policeman, Corporal Itere
Ewedor, was said to have been on duty at the security post when the
governor’s convoy drove in.
Efforts to speak to Ewedor on Saturday
were not successful as he was said to be resting but his friend, Mr.
David Edhie, confirmed the incident.
He told SUNDAY PUNCH that after
hearing the hooting of the horn from the governor’s convoy, the
policeman opened the gate only for the ADC, a superintendent of police,
and two other senior police officers to descend on him.
He said, “When the governor’s convoy got
to the gate, the men of the civil defence corps and members of the Imo
orientation corps, who were supposed to open the gate, were not around.
So, there was a delay. Then my friend went to open the gate.
“When the convoy drove in, the ADC and
some other police officers came down and asked him why he delayed. They
wanted to collect his gun, but he refused. So, they started beating him.
They beat him until he became unconscious, with bruises all over his
face and parts of his body.”
Edhie added that the ADC took Ewedor, in his unconscious state, to Shell Camp Police Station and requested that he be detained.
He said, “The police officers at the
station refused. They said they could not detain someone that was dying. Then Gabriel made arrangements for Ewedor to be taken to the Federal
Medical Centre Owerri, where he was admitted. After sometime, he
regained consciousness.”
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that Ewedor, was discharged from the hospital around 5pm on Saturday.
Edhie said the ADC had made frantic
efforts to get Ewedor discharged from the hospital, because
sympathisers, including journalists, were visiting the the place.
When contacted, the state Commissioner
for Information and Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr.
Chinedu Offor, refuted the report.
He said, “The ADC to Governor Okorocha
is a true professional, there is no way he could have descended so low
to physically assault somebody. In order not to scare people away, we
use men of the civil defence corps at the gate. We don’t use policemen
at the gates of the government house. So, if anybody says a policeman
was beaten up for refusing to open the gate, it is false. I was at the
government house around 12:30am. Such a thing never happened.”
Source: Punch
37 comments:
This is not the first time such a related incident has happened, I remember some time ago such a related story involving the Gov and Anambra state Gov and their aides in a little brawl over seating privileges at an invent. All this Okorocha people,ADC and Aides,what's their own naw? They need to learn to behave more civil jor and not be giving that Gov a bad name, I much love that Okorocha man and his polotical innovations.
Overzealous impostors! Hungry,greedy sychophants!
And these ae leaders! OKOROCHA u and ur boys r animals
The ADC shuld be sacked straight,its not his first time and d special adviser on media shuldnt cover for him.God comfort d guy.
What is wrong with this useless thug that calls himself a governor.
Dah!
ADC simply acted on order
Kai these imo state govs are abnormal o. Shebi the other ones aides slapped a woman and he slapped a rev father? God save us. If na so Imo men be I beg I no marry
Atleast it wasn't a defenceless Priest dis time.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Anytin can upon under GEJ administration...I pity dem.. God is watchin!
Dis man na area boy.
PDP hav ways on carryin false news abt good leaders . Linda pls go n interview d gorvenor to confirm dis news pls*
Well the ADC is in good company. His boss taught him well. Now the policeman's colleague / friend will take out his frustrations on ordinary citizens *hiss*
this is just sad, this is not the first time this bullcrap is happening. i just wish say dem go find my sensei wahala, na dat dy dem go know say person punch resemble hammer!
It's obvious in 9ja that some are above the law!
Above the law things for 9ja na! Everything goes!
What brings Okoracha in2 diz mata nw ?
If police deals with innocent and helpless ppl, its ok for dem to be dealth with sometimes, its more like a mutual tin..
Agberos....
c'mon what is goin on in this country....crazy..checkout yelnatsfashion.blogspot.com
What are you even saying? Imo men? Anyway, let's not be in a rush to pass judgement. There's always two sides to a story. And I don't think we should just call the gov names. Linda, have you verified this story like a true journalist? S
@stanly pls stop looking for cheap publicity I hate folks who tries to shove their blog on me. Take it some where else.
And what was the boss reaction over such an act? Does it mean he is in support? Shame!
Animals in human skin.
so okorocha hs bn doin eye service for us on television,wats d diff btw d policeman nd those he hs bn extendin hs charity to nd to d commissioner for informatn u will b blind to every thin because its wat u r paid to do.
They shuld simply buy and install an automatic gate opener(remote control or call to GSM to open gate) and stop this inhumane treatment to their fellow officers or any body for that matter.
They shuld simply buy and install an automatic gate opener(remote control or call to GSM to open gate) and stop this inhumane treatment to their fellow officers or any body for that matter.
D media adviser denied an incident dat was confirmed by so many ppl. Gov.Rochas Okorocha dis is not d first time. We r watching. "wipes eyeglass wit handkerchief'
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Is it a sin to be good.....???
People are looking for a cheap means to gain political point, which they don't deserve.
I can bet you, such a thing never happend.
Am an eye witness.
You are an eye witness to something that never happened??? #trying to figure out how that's done #
My comments are always not published on this blog, why Linda?.. and I don't make the 'dumbest' comments.
Senseless and mannerless bigot...
Anon Dec 2, 8:53PM, you are a very stupid, tribalistic and disgruntled element. Who will dare consider a mannerless and smelly lady like you for marriage even if you were given out for free? The man who was alleged to commit this battery, does the name look like that of any Imo indigene?
It's your entire generation that is abnormal and insane.
Now,stories like this sadly always turn out to be true. wat worries me is that nothing is done by anyone to checkmate this kind of brutality from our custodian of law and order...sorry, i mean the thugs we call our leaders n security men
Stupid leaders showing bad xample.
It is unfortunate the way Nigerian used power, I wonder where my country is heading to, no human right, abuse of power and all manners of intimidations. The most painful of all this thing is that those who are in a position to confirm a true story so that the Nigerians will know the real fact will keep denying it just cos of fear of them not being removed. My prayer is that all that inflicts injuries on people willingly will not go unpunished .
Is so funny when our people get into power, they think they are God. I really pity our country nigeria, bcos our leaders are no behaving at all. The most annoying thing is that they travel to different countries, still they don't learn the good things those countries have no only to carry money go put 4 anoda person country we do.Smh God save us
You know when we vote we give out our right to be managed by one so how come the one we give this all our right turn out to be, first was when he & his thugs beat up the APGA chairman in the state for not given him ticket to contest that one was covered then the Anambra saga then this, are we been governed by beast in IMO state please God save us IMO citizens
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