The people of Umualum Enugu-Agu Achi community in the Oji-River Council Area of Enugu State, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest against what they described as indiscriminate police arrest and extortion of villagers for committing no offence. Ugwuanyi Rescue Us”; “We are tired of police intimidation and molestation of our people”; among others. Oluedo urged the governor to reign in on Dr Oluedo to stop using the police to harass them for seeking solutions to their village problems. He also urged the State Police Commissioner to prevail on his men from harassing and intimidating the villagers further. This is an aberration.”Another youth in the village, Chiagoziem Udegbunnam, alleged that youths were being locked up almost on a daily basis on the alleged order of Dr Oluedo.

Source: Punch January 18, 2022 03:28 UTC