FOUR policemen have been arrested and detained by the Rivers State Police Command over the death of a mechanic, Ikwunado Chima, in a cell.
The policemen, including the Investigation Police Officer, simply identified as Sam, were said to have been arrested and detained on Monday at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Port Harcourt.
It was also learnt that the Commander of the Eagle Crack team, Benson Adetuyi, was not among those arrested because he was not aware of the ordeal Chima and four others went through. Recall that Chima, a mechanic in Ikokwu, died in the cell at the Mile One Police Station after he was tortured by the police, who arrested him alongside four of his friends, claiming they were cultists.
Confirming the detention of the four policemen over the alleged torture and death of Chima, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, said they were invited and questioned.that the four policemen were detained after they were questioned, adding that investigation was still ongoing on the matter.
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