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The Police have taken into custody a serving officer, Insp. Ogbu Clement, along with his elder brother, Isawa Ogbu, for allegedly leading a group of more than 50 youths in the forceful seizure of a corpse and attacking residents in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Dr. Pius Onwe Odengle, a staff member at Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, reported the incident to the Otukpo Police Division.
He said that on November 28, around 11:00 a.m., he was transporting the body of his late mother, Mama Lucy Inogwanya, from Makurdi to Ogyoma Village for burial.
He claimed that upon reaching the Ogyoma Village junction, Insp. Ogbu Clement, who is attached to Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, along with over 50 youths from Adim Village, blocked the road, vandalized a Benue State Civil Protection Guard vehicle, seized the corpse, and buried it in Adim Village, asserting that the deceased was his aunt.
Sources further revealed that at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, the inspector and his brother reportedly mobilized youths from Adim Village back to Ogyoma, where they allegedly attacked villagers, destroyed more than 500 plastic chairs, broke windows and doors, and caused injuries to several residents.
Police authorities said the Divisional Police Officer in Otukpo dispatched patrol units along with personnel from Operation Whirl Stroke, NSCDC Agro-Rangers, and the Benue State Civil Protection Guard to the scene.
Photographs of the incident were taken, and the injured victims were rushed to hospitals for medical attention.
The police confirmed that Insp. Ogbu Clement and his brother are in custody, and further investigations are ongoing.
Benue: Police arrest officer, brother over alleged attack, seizure of corpse
