Nigerians have continued to express anger over the alleged killing of a mechanic in Rivers by some officials of the Nigerian Police Force in the state.
Odunews.com had earlier reported how the mechanic was allegedly tortured to death after being arrested alongside four other persons.
Nigerians have continued to call out the Police to release those still in the police custody as well as arrest the policemen responsible for Chima’s death.
Chima and the others were arrested by officers of the Mile One Police Station in Port Harcourt, Rivers state over alleged car theft. Reports have it that Chima was tortured to death while in Police custody.
The Rivers state Police Command stated that the autopsy carried out revealed that he died of high sugar level. Nigerians have however rejected the claims of the police demanding that the police officers involved in his arrest and eventual death should be brought to book.
Below are some reactions by Nigerians:
I fear Nigerian police more than robbers, sadly. The people that are supposed to protect us are feeding on us like hungry blood thirsty lions. #JusticeForChima
— Mayowa olagunju ❁ (@iam_doctormayor) January 29, 2020
The wife of late Mr Chima is 7 months pregnant, just imagine the trauma, his kids are now fatherless. Nigerian police please look into this #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/zvvBEORZcb
— TATAFONAIJA???? (@tatafonaija) January 29, 2020
#JusticeForChima Fear Nigeria!! Who could've believed that up till now the perpetrators of these act would not have been brought to book and Chima's boys released from the evil police custody??? #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/zEfhjQh5Wy
— Honey of Port Harcourt (@HoneyOjukwu) January 29, 2020
Police Force were established to protect human lives and properties , but here in Nigeria they play a different role, we fear them more than armed rubbers.
Say No to Police brutality #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/yTm2LxFmcE— Ozibo???? (@OziboOfficial) January 29, 2020
The Police accused the boys of stealing two cars. The owners of the cars have come out to say the boys didn't steal their cars….that they were mechanics, working on the cars.
Yet the police charged them to court for robbery and cultismTHIS IS WICKEDNESS#JusticeForChima
— The Great Pundit (@ThePundit365) January 29, 2020
We use today to express our grievance With our police force who are supposed to protect lifes but yet we are scared for our life when we are with the police#JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/D63Fxk9bij
— Hot Bole ???? (@MR_solodee) January 29, 2020
He is dead so we can move on, NEVER!!! ❌
We are an Arm of government so we can move on, NEVER!!!! ❌
His people can't do anything so we can move on, NEVER!!!! ❌
He doesn't have a surname so we can move on, NEVER!!!! ❌ #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/qYpvo0UdJP
— COLOURS ☄ (@Mike_Colours) January 29, 2020
This young man-a motor mechanic, died mysteriously while in E-Crack custody of @PoliceNG at Mile 1 ph. No one knows the whereabout of his corpse while his colleagues are in prison on trump up charges. #JusticeForChima #ReleaseIkokwu4 #stoppolicebrutality pic.twitter.com/C31TLzUksN
— Mr Josh (@I_amprogressive) January 29, 2020
The Nigeria Criminal Justice System is riddled with corruption and injustice, from the policing agencies, to the correctional service, to the court. The people might one day seek an alternative route to justice. #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/YSFluC8V3x
— The Rose (@Rosecleek) January 29, 2020
In the face of tainted evidence of ‘no stolen car’ & ‘confessions obtained from torture’,…these @PoliceNG officers are still in uniform, going about as if a Nigerian was not murdered in their custody: https://t.co/qn9wEBgnzD#JusticeForChima #EndPoliceBrutality pic.twitter.com/3tHM4n3xwu
— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) January 29, 2020
His wife has no parents, he's her husband, mother and father. His parents have not seen their son's body or atom of truth of his whereabouts, the owner of the car has come out openly to say his car was not stolen.
What Exactly is the problem? #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/X4x17SqroP— Echefula Wisdom. (@WEchefula) January 29, 2020
I would not wait till I or my loved ones become a victim of #PoliceBrutality before i call out Injustice.
I suggest you don't either. If you aren't in Rivers state to join the match then lend your voice the best you can. #JusticeForChima #FreeIkoku4 #EndPolicebrutality pic.twitter.com/hWsQvGLn0g— If¥™ (@nnekei) January 29, 2020
I have seen and unseen the ills of Nigeria, when I was a child, an adult and even as I turned Journalist, if we sing #JusticeForChima and nothing happens, I will take the country unserious the 100th time. pic.twitter.com/4GNTXRLds5
— Honey of Port Harcourt (@HoneyOjukwu) January 29, 2020
What do we do when the people who are supposed to protect us turn around to kill us?
The Police should answer for this#JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/UBp7t9Wy0e— Kingsley Nnamonah (@KNnamonah) January 29, 2020
