Groups demand probe of Police killed on election duty
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Ogun State chapter, the Grassroots Development Society and Police Community Relations Committee have demanded an investigation into the killing of a Police Corporal, Sunday Idoko, who was shot dead while escorting election results during the Presidential and parliamentary polls in Ogun State.
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