Nigerians all over the world, has raised over $15,000 for the family of Sergeant Chukwudi Iboko, the policeman that was killed during a robbery in a branch of Zenith Bank in Imo State.



The late sergeant Chukwudi, died on February 23, 2017 in a gun battle with some robbers who invaded a Zenith Bank branch on Wetheral Road, Owerri.



The feat of the fundraising for the Ibokos was achieved within 24 hours of the campaign that was started by PUNCH Newspapers and other social activists led by Kayode Ogundamisi.



As of 11:08pm on Monday, $16,476 had been raised on a fundraising platform, GoFundMe, by 390 people.



The late father of eight children, in a video clip released in June, could be seen engaging a four-man robbery gang in a gun battle, during which he killed one of the robbers and was shot by one of the armed robbers . He later died a day after the incident.



The late policeman’s wife Rose, in an interview, said one of their eight children Chukwuebuka, died from shock on the day of the father’s burial, and that Zenith Bank only paid for his burial, adding that the police authorities abandoned her and her surviving children.



Punch Readers had challenged PUNCH Newspapers to create a platform to raise funds for the deceased’s family, with many Nigerians pledging to support the cause and PUNCH created a GoFundMe account with a target of $15,000.


In less than 24 hours, the target was exceeded: The highest donation was $1,000 and the least was $5.



“You won’t know (what) this feels until it happens to someone that you know,” said Elochukwu Obimdike, who gave $5.



Tope Fasua, who gave $120, asked that part of the funds should be used to support the other policemen involved in the tragedy.



He wrote: “Please, let us use this money for the other affected policemen and to put Zenith Bank and Nigerian Police under pressure. Thanks The PUNCH for this initiative. You clocked the amount in one day, plus extra.”



During the donation campaign, some Nigerians requested that a bank account should be opened in the name of the family for naira donation.



“Please, can PUNCH provide a bank account to pay the fund? My payment is not going through on the platform. Thank you,” @tipsy8701 tweeted.



Fredrick Obinna-Raymond Chukwuemeka, requested the opening of a bank account in a Nigerian Bank.



“Please, is there any Nigerian bank account (in which) one can make his own donation?”



After request by readers for a Nigerian Bank account, PUNCH Newspapers has decided to open a Nigerian bank account for the purpose of raising funds in naira for the family.



The PUNCH and its partners would soon announce three non-governmental organisations that would manage the funds raised for the family to ensure accountability.



However, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to sue the Nigeria Police Force and the management of Zenith Bank PLC for abandoning the victim’s family.




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from certain events u realize that Nigeria is unbreakable/undivideable......you can even imagine that the coordinator of the fundraise is a full blooded Yoruba....and the highest donator is urhorbo while the least donator is ethnically related to the deceased......


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