She was killed four days after introduction – Brother

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe

The family of a 28-year-old graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, Ifeoma Abugu, has been thrown into mourning after she was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed by the personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Federal Capital Territory Command, Abuja.

It was gathered that three policemen on September 10, 2020, around 5pm, stormed the residence of Ifeoma’s fiancé, Afam Ugwunwa, at Wumba village in the Lokogoma area of Abuja to arrest him.

PUNCH Metro learnt that in absence of Ugwunwa, the policemen arrested Ifeoma and took her away.

Our correspondent learnt that all efforts to know the police station she was being taken to proved abortive as she was not found until Ugwunwa got a call the next day that Ifeoma had died and her corpse had been deposited in the morgue.

Ifeoma’s brother, Alex, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone, said she had just concluded her National Youth Service Corps and was arrested and killed four days after she had her introduction with Ugwunwa in Enugu State.

He said, “I was in Lagos when one of my junior brothers called me that he learnt that SARS arrested our sister and she died in detention. I just came to Abuja today (Sunday) and I have asked some of my uncles, who have been to the police station, and they said that the policemen alleged that they met my sister unconscious on the bed and they carried her to hospital, where she died.

“When I asked my sister’s fiancé what happened, he said he went out and someone called him on the telephone that SARS had arrested my sister and when he came back, he called someone he knew at the SARS office to help in facilitating her release, but the person was unable to do it that night.

“The following morning, he gave the woman money to help facilitate the release, but the woman called back to tell him that Ifeoma was dead. When my uncles saw the picture of her corpse, they saw signs that she was sexually assaulted. We’re waiting for the result of an autopsy to come out to ascertain what happened to her.

“My sister was arrested four days after her introduction in the village and her wedding was slated for December. We want the killers to be brought to justice.”

When our correspondent contacted Ifeoma’s fiancé, he said he was too distraught to talk.

The family’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Mamah, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone, urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to order a proper investigation into the matter.

He said, “She (Ifeoma) had just finished cooking that day, while her fiancé and her friend had finished eating and the friend left, while the fiancé went to see a friend in one of the neighbouring estates, when he received a call from a neighbour that the police had come to arrest his fiancée and she had been taken away and he received another call from Ifeoma that she was been taken away by SARS, but she didn’t know where they were taking her to.

“Ifeoma’s fiancé called a friend of his to help in looking for her and secure her release, but she was not found, only for the fiancé to receive a call the next day that she was dead and her corpse had been deposited in the morgue.

“The family of the deceased have not seen the corpse; the picture we have is the one the IPO snapped and sent to us when she went to the hospital, where her corpse was deposited; from the picture of the deceased, it appeared she was sexually assaulted before her death.

The SARS officers alleged that they met Ifeoma in an unconscious state and that when they got there, there was cocaine on the table and that they only helped to take her to hospital, where she was examined and pronounced dead, but they forgot that people witnessed when she was being taken away.

“We want justice to be served; we want the matter to be thoroughly investigated and assigned to good investigating officers, because the IPO that has been handling this matter is not erudite enough; that is why we do not have confidence in them. The officers, who perpetrated this act, must be brought to justice.”

Mamah’s petition to the IG read in part, “The IPO, Inspector Bullus, and DPO Usman informed us at the police station on September 15, 2020, in explanation that the deceased was met in an unconscious state by the officers. This explanation is contrary to the information from residents and our clients are not confident with the way the matter is being handled at the Apo Police Station.

“The SARS operatives, who did the arrest, are still not yet arrested and are freely walking the streets of Abuja. Our clients are not confident that the division will do justice in the matter, and the deceased body is still lying lifeless at Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital. Sir, we appeal that you use your highly esteemed office to ensure that proper investigation is carried out, that the culprits be brought to book and justice done.”

Our correspondent learnt the matter was first reported at the Apo Police Station and later transferred to the FCT Command.

When contacted by our correspondent, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Anjuguri Manzah, said he was not aware of the matter and urged the family of the victim to come to the command for further investigation.

“I’m not aware of this incident, but give me time to make enquiries. You can also link me up with the family of the victim so that they can come to the command,” he stated.

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Can any thing gud come out of SARS??

This useless set of people called SARS

This country ehn

Am tired of hearing bad news.
Am really depressed
I death is the only beautiful solution at times.

Fear our security outfits oh....


They can't even secure themselves from Boko Haram...Let alone securing their family to securing the country....


They're more concerned with making money and raping women under their custody.....

I feel sad,why rape her then kill her. No diff between the killers of uwa at ikpoba hill and dis one. I feel like going on a stabbing spree with anti stab clothes and bullet proofs vest.at least i would stab if not 400 men both on mufty and uniform. Bastards



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfAKCDZejWg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVD3EBleFA

One mod like that will definitely close this thread soon.
Prediction failed.

Dear FG could you please scrap SARS? Nigerians are not comfortable with them

Alexa please play me "mafo" by drake

Nigeria seems to be on auto pilot.

Too bad

Tomorrow someone will post 1000 police officers killed by armed bandits and expect me to say Ehyaaa r.i.p Abi?
Every member of SARS in Nigeria will die an UNTIMELY DEATH.
Only evil will befall them. They will know no peace and the ground they walk on in Nigeria will write them off as cursed.

How can a group of persons supposed to bring peace, protect and serve the people still be perpetrators of evil and injustice like this?

This SARS could turn out to be the trigger for a revolutionary movement by Nigerian youth.

I'm not surprised. My only surprise is that with all the brutality that Nigerian security forces show to civilians, how come terrorism is at its peak in the Country? I was to go for a friend's wedding and she advised me not to come by road saying abj-lokoja road has been overtaken by terrorists. Abuja of all places?? Not everyone fit board aero.

Scrap Sars. When will FG do something about these beasts called SARS? Which kind wahala be this na

investments.

This people need to be put in their place.
They are causing so many harm than good

Traumatic.

SARZ.....is simply the combination of Agbero's, touts, theives, arm robbers and secondary school drop outs!!......None of them re normal, ahswr!!

And what if the girl died on hospital bed and was not as a result of been raped?

Why is SARS brutality not happening here in kano?

Because we don't Trent hashtag on Twitter to protest against people who are subjugating or intimidating us on the street.

We would match to the their headquarter and give them a serious warning!

If they continue... Na their doubt we dey clear.

That's why here in kano... As long as you don't break any law.
No bloody police or SARS go wan jonse you.

Instead of all these media outcry in the south... Why not stage a powerful protest??

What are the people you elected to protect your interests doing??

Media outrage won't stop police brutality in the south.

Na Action go stop am

Why is everything wrong with dis country.. D other day they chase some boys to their early Graves... People shouting endsars don't understand that Sars is jst a unit of npf... We need police reforms

Ok