The Rivers State Police Command has apologized to the general public for the misleading statement it issued on the case of late Chima Ikwunado, who was allegedly tortured to death by policemen from the Mile One Division.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nnamdi Omoni told Kristina Reports that Benson Adetuyi, a Superintendent of Police, who was in charge of the E-Crack Unit deceived the leadership of the State Command, thereby creating the confusion that has trailed the case.

He expressed dismay that the E-Crack Commander could lie to the Commissioner of Police, the Force Headquarters and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, thus subjecting the Command public embarrassment and opprobrium.

E-Crack Commander, Benson Adetuyi…there’s public uproar that redeploying him from Rivers State is not enough. #Justice4Chima

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“When this incident happened we called SP Benson Adetuyi as the video went viral and asked him what happened, he said they were investigating a case of armed robbery, that they were intercepted, taken to the station and that they were interrogated and detained in the cell.”

“In the course of interrogation that Chima eventually died in custody and he was taken to the hospital and it was reveal that he died of high sugar level. I am quoting him. So, based on that, when I was interviewed on Radio, I quoted him.”

“When the CP summoned him, he told the CP the same thing. When the Force PRO called him, and the team to Abuja, he told them same thing. So, we were startled when autopsy was conducted the other day we were taken aback.”

“So, in that my statement, I equally said we were not contending with or rely 100 per cent on what he told us, that CP has ordered full scale investigation into the matter. So, the revelations we are getting today is as a result of the investigation that was instituted by the Commissioner of Police by men of the state CID.

He debunked insinuations from some quarters that the Police was bent on covering up the incident, noting that such was antithetical to the transparent stance of the current leadership of the command under CP Dandaura.

“It is still the same police, the revelation that there was no autopsy was still revealed by the same police.  if we wanted to cover our tracks we would have done that but because we are transparent and the report from the pathologist is still from the police doctor.”

“And the officers involved in this dastardly act are currently been detained when it is being confirmed that the Late Chima Died out of torture that is murder and we would deal with them appropriately. For the commander himself he has been redeployed. All hands on deck to ensure that justice is served in this matter’’

The Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers State appealed for calm, assuring that the Command will deal with all the officers indicted in this matter.

“The CP has promised to address the press holistically as soon as the autopsy report is out because that would be captured in our investigation report and, based on our report, CP would now tell the world what happened and the level of complicity of every body.”