GRAPHIC PHOTO: A YOUNG NIGERIAN ALLEGEDLY TORTURED TO DEATH BY POLICE IN EDO STATE

 A young promising Nigerian, Chibyke Edeh , has died in the hands of the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force in Benin, Edo state.

According to his cousin, Don Meritson Mba, who wrote on his  facebook wall: “This is my cousin Chibyke Edeh. He was tortured to death by police men. Until his arrest and murder, he was working with Protea Hotel in Benin. He was accused of stealing N45, 000 from a guest in one of the rooms he attended. He was detained and not granted bail. The police men tortured him to say he was the one that stole the money but he stood his grand. He said that it was better for him to die than accept he stole the money, he didn’t. The police then asked the parents to go bring N27000 for his bail. By the time they got back with the money, they were told he was dead.”

Prince Collins Igweanuba, responding to tortured pictures of the young man, said: “Jesus Christ, what kind of evil is this? Please this matter need to get to human rights department of the United Nations. Please whoever this poster is inbox me the details of this case or contact me on igwe_prince@yahoo.ca. Things like this have got to stop. Please I need both the police station, the hotel and the manager name, this boy’s parents and any other information you can lay hands on ASAP.”

One Ndubisi Agudosi said: “It’ll never be well with any policeman involved in this case.”

Chinonye Chinwe Nedoenu fumes: “What is N45, 000 to this young man's life? Or is it 45 billion pounds? Where is our country going to? I think it’s a plot against him from his co-workers. God knows all. The owner of that hotel, the useless guest, prostitutes might have made away with his rubbish blood money, they will all answer for this. Including the idiotic police people.”

Owolola Adebola said: “Bottom of FormIn Nigeria, Life is not worth more than a Banana peel. The police officers being paid with tax-payers money are law unto themselves. They determine who should live and who should not...talk of a banana republic!”

 One barrister Izunya said he should be contacted for litigation by the family members of the deceased.

 Ray Jean said: “Benin police are the biggest criminal and worst police in Nigeria.”

Lind Erimma Arukwe said: “Oh God! This is so wicked. I really don't know the right word to use at this point. It's sad. I can rightly tell you that most times a guest can misplace his things.”

Princess Yvonne said: “I can't stop crying. Please inbox me more details of the fact about the incident. I can't fold my hands and watch this type of thing continue in Nigeria. Also, send me the telephone number of the hotel where he worked and that of the Commissioner of Police in charge of Benin zone.”

Uzochukwu Joseph Okwuosa said :that it was not enough to curse the police, adding that it was high time Nigerians got up and challenged this sustained wickedness and barbarism by the police.”