Rivers Police identify Inspector Hosea Yakubu as the Officer beaten to death by Soldiers in Rivers

BY ERIC OLUSESAN

The Rivers State Police Command has identified the inspector allegedly beaten to death by soldiers in the state.

Inspector Hosea Yakubu,who was beaten to death by Soldiers at Eleme Petrochemical Company has been identified by the Rivers State Police Command.

The Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, identified the slain officer as Inspector Hosea Yakubu, adding that the details surrounding the incident were still sketchy.

The incident in front of Eleme Petrochemical Company gate on Sunday, August 16,2020.It was learnt that Hosea was beaten to a pulp by soldiers attached to a company for driving against traffic .

A brother of the late Hosea, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “My brother and two other policemen drove against the traffic because of gridlock and when they got to the Eleme Petrochemical gate, a soldier in mufti stopped them and an argument ensued, which degenerated into a fight. One of the soldiers, who joined the fight, used a thick plank to hit my brother in the head and he fell down and couldn’t move.

“He was subsequently rushed to the nearest hospital from where he was referred to the UPTH and admitted to the ICU.

“After 24 hours on admission, he gave up. Up till now, neither the Police nor the military have said anything or taken action to bring the culprits to justice.”

When contacted, the spokesman for the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Charles Ekeocha, said he had yet to be briefed about the incident.