The Twitter user further claimed that when the parents returned to the police station on Thursday, they were told that their son died...
The teenager, Uchenna Okafor, died in Awkuzu Divisional Police Headquarters, Anambra State, on Wednesday.A social justice campaigner had, on Saturday, via her Twitter handle claimed the deceased was arrested alongside two others “for fighting” with an undisclosed resident.
The Twitter user further claimed that when the parents returned to the police station on Thursday, they were told that their son died on Wednesday night. Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, also said Mr Okafor and two others were arrested by vigilante operatives and handed over to the police in the state.The victim of the robbery attack, according to Mr Ikenga, had identified the three suspects, prompting the police to detain them.The suspects inflicted “serious wounds” on the victim’s body during the attack, the police said.
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