Ebenezer Adurokiya, Warri
Following ongoing public outcry, the Delta State Police Command has taken the state Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, into custody alongside three other suspects over the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education.
The development was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe.
The Police said the latest arrests had increased to five the number of persons currently in custody in connection with the investigation.
The Command also announced a manhunt for two other persons identified as key suspects in the case.
They are Mrs Clemetine Ufuoma, Director of Basic and Secondary Education, and Clement Apia, driver to the Commissioner for Secondary Education.
According to the Police, the presence of the two individuals is required to assist further investigation into the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death.
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Samuel Erale, urged Ufuoma and Apia to make themselves available to the Police without further delay.
Erale assured the deceased’s family and members of the public that the investigation would be conducted thoroughly, impartially and professionally.
He said due process would be followed and anyone found culpable would be brought to justice in accordance with the law.
The Command expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased.
The latest development follows the Police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education.
Various viral video clips have shown the involvement of the commissioner and his aides in assaulting Adeda before his eventual death in hospital in Asaba.
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