Women protest police brutality in oil-producing town of Egbema
By Jeffrey Agbo
Women in the oil producing area of Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday stormed the streets of Mmahu to protest alleged police brutality of the people.
The women, numbering over 500 were seen with placards, appealing to the Federal Government and Inspector General of Police to come to their rescue.
They alleged that there had been consistent police brutality in their communities and their sons have all fled following alleged killings of victims of the brutality.
Spokesperson of the protesters and women leader in the area, Anwulika Omogo, told reporters that the police team that had been brutalising the communities was led by one Inspector Okeabatta Chika (Alias Kill and Bury) an alleged member of the disbanded SARS operators.
The women alleged that “Kill and Bury” had recruited unknown state actors as militia group around Egbema axis who attack, kill, and arrest innocent and law-abiding residents of the area.
“Most recent is the arrest of the PG of the community, Pastor Noble Chinedu Omogo who was detained in the inspector’s illegal cell at former NDDC hospital in Mmahu for three days without investigation and any crime.
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“The Inspector boasts that he is not answerable to both the Area Commander, DPO or any other police authority, as he is now police Traditional Ruler of Egbema.
“Egbema is a peaceful oil-producing community and we want government to intervene in this issue before it would degenerate to put children deciding to retaliate,” Omogo said.
Also speaking, Love Nzeoma said that the community do not want what happened in Delta to happen to them.
“We do not want our children to go to self-defence because they have been pushed to the wall.
“Any action they take may affect so many other lives and government installations.
“We respect the law but we can no longer afford to keep quiet while our children are being killed daily on frivolous charges,” she said.