Angry youths in Ekpoma on Thursday trooped out to barricade the major Ekpoma market road to protest the killing of an 18year Chinedu Abimbor who was allegedly shot dead by the police in Ekpoma on Wednesday night while driving in his vehicle along with his brother who was currently in police custody at the Ekpoma police divisional headquarter.
However, the protest crippled commercial activities and vehicular movement for several hours as the major routes were blocked by the aggrieved youths.
The ever-busy Ekpoma royal market road was completely barricaded by angry youths who took their protest to the Ekpoma police divisional headquarters and the palace of the onojie of Ekpoma to demand justice over the death of 18 years Chinedu Abimbor,
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The intervention of the policemen in Ekpoma, led by the Ekpoma area commander, Olayemi Jacob prevented the youths from accessing the police station premises while the onojie of Ekpoma, HRH, Anthony Ehizogie Abumere the second appealed for calm, assuring them that the perpetrator must be brought to justice.
Responding to the Edo State police command Public Relations Officer SP Moses Yamu said the matter will be investigated accordingly and anyone found wanting will be prosecuted.
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