Nigerian Police Accused of Dumping Dead Bodies in River
Dozens of bodies found in the Ezu river
Dozens of bodies found floating in Ezu River, at the border between Anambra and Enugu states, were men seized and extra-judicially executed by a deadly police special anti-robbery squad, a civil society network has said in a report.
The International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law said its findings showed the bodies were those of illegally arrested members of the public, robbery and kidnapping suspects, and members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB.
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Internal investigation finds no officers at fault and every single person dumped initiated a violent assault leading the arresting officer to defend his/herself with state-issued munitions and torture devices. Case closed.
You forgot the paid vacation…. case closed.