A Coroner's Court Judge ordered the Edo and Nigerian State Police on Monday to exhume the bodies of four persons for examination by medical experts to ascertain the cause of death.
A Coroner's Court Judge ordered the Edo and Nigerian State Police on Monday to exhume the bodies of four persons for examination by medical experts to ascertain the cause of death.
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The four men will killed by Nigerian Police officers in the Edo State Command in the Ute Community on the Benin by-pass in November. The police argued the four men were robbers.
The story was reported by SaharaReporters on December 7th 2013
Counsel for the deceased, Benjamin Iluobe Esq who, told reporters it was a landmark judgement, "The order was a proper one because we are tired of the arrogant use of power by the Nigerian Police on citizens. They killed the Ute 4 to make the public believe they were fighting crime. This is bad for a democratic society, and a flagrant violation of the right to life and a right to a fair hearing."
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During the hearing, the Nigerian Police Prosecutor, Inspector Adah John requested more time for the police to prepare for the case. The deceased counsel argued the police were served notices of summons but the human bodies were subject to decomposition, and that was the matter before the Judge.
The African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor told SaharaReporters, "We've been advocating for the end of extra-judicial killing with impunity by the Nigerian Police Force. It was confirmed in court the police didn't even obtain the necessary documentation to bury the so-called suspects, yet they hurriedly buried them."
"We urge Nigerians to join the struggle to sanitize the Nigerian Police; if this does not concern you today it will tomorrow when your household, friend or relation is affected."
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