: UNIPORT student allegedly killed by Police van driving one-way

A University of Port Harcourt Mechanical
Engineering student Edah Oghenekevwe Richard
lost his life last night after he was allegedly
knocked down by a police van driving one-way.
Richard, whose birthday it was yesterday, was on
his way back from Church and standing along
Assemblies of God Church junction in Alakahia,
PH, when he was allegedly hit by Police Van with
registration number NPF 1791D driven by
Inspector John Kanu.
"The police van after hitting the boy, tried
to drive off but were stopped by onlookers
at the junction and eyewitnesses who
demanded that the victim be taken to the
hospital.
The police agreed and took him to the
University of Portharcourt Teaching
Hospital (UPTH), but on reaching there,
they allegedly told the attending nurses that
they just picked him while they were driving
along NNPC Filling station at Rumuosi and
they weren't aware of what had happened
to him." a source close to the case told LIB
exclusively
"It was one of the nurses in the hospital
that took down the details of one of the
policemen involved. When called by the
family members of the boy, the policeman
denied it in it's entirety. The police up till
now are still denying the incident despite
the several onlookers and eyewitnesses that
were at the scene of the accident." he
added
Edah Oghenekevwe Richard (in hospital last
night), who is supposed to serve next year in
Batch A of the NYSC died last night at 7.30pm.