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“The operatives promptly swung into action and in conjunction with the local vigilantes moved into the Area. When they sighted the car already described by the villagers, they waved down the driver to stop but instead, zoomed off.

“In a bid to stop the car, shots were fired at the tyres of the car which brought it to a halt. It was then discovered that the car conveyed three persons, (the driver and two others).

Ok you got them alive. Let's keep going.

“The two men gave their names as Chidi Anieke and Elias Ugwu both of Nkanu and Ihiakpoka, Nsukka, while the driver was identified as Barr. Elias Ugwu. The driver sustained injury and was taken to the Maria Goretti Hospital Anyigba for treatment where he gave up the ghost. The two surviving men stated that they were in Alade bush in Dekina Local Government for ransom payment to secure the release of a victim of kidnapping.

You interrogated them while alive. Obviously because dead men do not talk.

“They equally stated that they were not aware of the bank robbery that took place in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government and that they did not report or inform the police of the alleged kidnap incident nor of their presence or mission in that area, hence they were suspected to be part of the hoodlums that invaded Anyigba on 7th March, 2024.

So if one does not know of a crime that occurred at a place, then that person is guilty of that crime. Let's keep going.

“The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, extends his condolences to the family of the deceased over the unfortunate incident which was avoidable if they had stopped when they were waved down by the police who were with their patrol vehicle at the scene.”

A whole commissioner, what then do you expect from the rest?

1. A car has a single driver, who can decide to stop or move.

2. The usage of the word "they" by the commissioner is him trying to put all the blame on the victims, and expunge his men from blame because

3. He is the one that sent them to get results by hook or by crook.

4a. these men were found alive and unarmed
b. Were interrogated alive and unarmed
c. Were executed

They were not killed while driving off as this commissioner wants to paint it.

Fortunately, the victim is a known lawyer, his people knew where he went, and what took him there.
We would be hearing a different story if this lawyer was a small man.

As a reminder, he has already give his name, which is Igbo. A whole different ethnic and political coloration would have been given to this armed bank robbery that happened if the plans of the Nigerian police had worked.

A word of caution to anyone who happens to be Igbo in this country at this time: Be careful where you go, and who you go with.
I know that this can happen to anybody in this country who is relative not popular, but politically, the odds are stacked against you.

Rest in peace Barrister Elias Ugwu, and the other victims of the Nigerian police's evil.