The leader of the Warri North Local Government Legislative Arm, Duakpemi Kunu Gift, has urged the Delta State Government to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of the team leader of a security vigilante (SOS), Liberty Kunu.
Gift, who happened to be the brother of the deceased, made the demand in a statement on Tuesday.
Liberty Kunu reportedly died in the custody of the police after he was arrested for alleged robbery.
But Gift maintained that his brother was innocent of the alleged offense, as he noted that he had collaborated with security agencies in the past.
According to him, the Delta State Police Command was misled to label his brother a gun runner and robbery suspect, and he called for a thorough, transparent, and independent investigation into the circumstances that led to his brother’s death.
“I am deeply pained and compelled to speak out over the unjust killing and subsequent false labeling of my younger brother, Commander Liberty, who sacrificed his life in service to the security of Delta State.
“Commander Liberty worked closely with the Delta State Police Command and, by extension, the Delta State Government, in the protection of lives and property within Warri, Sapele, and beyond.
“The Delta State Government and the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command have failed to conduct a thorough, transparent, and independent investigation. Instead, they have chosen the unacceptable path of posthumously labeling my brother a kidnapper.
“No matter how highly placed. Justice must be served.
“I have been deeply bereaved. I remained silent for a long time due to shock, pain, and respect for due process. However, I can no longer keep mute while a government I am part of refuses to investigate properly and instead issues a callous, misleading, and damaging statement against a man who gave his life for public safety.
“This injustice is unacceptable,” Gift said.
Recall that the Delta Police Command had earlier linked Kunu’s death to his alleged involvement in criminal acts.
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