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The Nigerian police have refuted social media report that a female corps
member was set ablaze and left to die by angry villagers in Akwa Ibom
State.
#CRU278939 DETAILED REPORT ON #NgoziOnyekwere
This report is sequel to a complaint of alleged police inaction brought
to the notice of the NPF-CRU after a post on Social Media dated
8th
July, 2016 of alleged Akwa Ibom state police refusal to apprehend a
group of angry villagers who were alleged of setting a female road
traffic accident victim named Ngozi Onyekwere ablaze.
Based on the said viral social media post, NPF-CRU registered the case
as a complaint of “Police Inaction” with tracking number #CRU278939. The
Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State Command was contacted, a
detailed investigation was carried out regarding all allegations made in
the said post.
Investigations reveals thus;
1. That on 22.06.2016 at about 2:00pm Police received the report of a
lone fatal motor road traffic accident along Mbiereke/Ikot Oku Nsit
Road, Mbiokporo Nsit 1, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom
State involving one Toyota Camry car registration number KJA 473 DW
[LAGOS] and a 10-year-old pedestrian boy who was struck by the car as he
was returning from school. That the boy died on the spot due to his
injuries and the vehicle went up in flames upon impact into a nearby
gutter with one of the passengers trapped underneath the vehicle.
2. A team of Traffic Police officers and other emergency responders were
immediately dispatched to the scene where the burnt vehicle was met
with a part stuck in the gutter with what appears to be a burnt human
remains trapped under the vehicle in the gutter. The victim was burnt
beyond recognition before the arrival of the fire Service personnel
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3. The driver of the vehicle one Dr. Ugochuchwu Raphael Eze (a medical
doctor and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member) and a male
passenger in the vehicle (also a medical doctor) were met at the scene
as well as other eye witnesses. The driver stated that he suddenly lost
control of the vehicle and that led to knocking down the boy.
4. The burnt corpse of the other passenger was recovered from underneath
the accident vehicle by the emergency responders and the driver
identified her as Miss Ngozichukwu Philomina Leriakawa (referred to as
#NgoziOnyekwere in the social media post) also NYSC member serving in
Akwa Ibom and remains of the 10-year-old boy found by the road side were
removed and deposited at the mortuary. The road was cleared and made
safe for traveling after the performance of required police traffic
investigation procedure.
5. Both survivors of the accident – the driver and the passenger both
friends of the deceased Ngozi and other witnesses at the scene stated
that the driver and one of the passengers were able to exit the vehicle
which busted into flames upon its impact in the road side gutter after
hitting the boy. That the deceased was unlucky as she somehow got
trapped under part of the vehicle inside the gutter as she tried making
her way out of the burning vehicle.
Both survivors and bystanders helplessly watched the vehicle burning with the trapped victim.
6. Both survivors were taken to St Luke’s Hospital Anua, Uyo for medical
attention. The passenger was treated and discharged while the driver
was referred to Orthopedic Hospital Enugu for spinal cord injuries based
on the recommendation of medical doctors in the hospital. Hence driver
was granted police administrative bail to enable him attend the
hospital.
7. On 29.06.2016 a post postmortem examination was performed on the
deceased Ngozi at University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) Uyo and
corpse later released to her elder brother one Obioma Leriakawa who
represented the family and Mr Udo Boniface an official of NYSC Akwa Ibom
State for burial.
8. A full report on the incident based on eyewitness statements – two
survivors who are friends of the deceased and independent witnesses, as
well as cause of death as stated in the autopsy – has since been shared
with the family of late Ngoz and NYSC Akwa Ibom State.
9. That on 29th July, 2016 the family of Late Ngozichukwu Philomina
Leriakawa (#NgoziOnyekwere) informed the Divisional Police Officer
(DPO), Nsit Ibom in Akwa Ibom State that they have resolved to opt for
“a peaceful settlement” with Dr. Ugochukwu Raphael Eze – driver of the
car – and that they wish to withdraw from further police actions or any
court proceedings against the driver regarding the death of Ngozi
(#NgoziOnyekwere).
10. The family of the late 10-year-old boy had earlier submitted same
request as stated in S/No.9 above to the police and backed with a Court
Affidavit in respect of the case.
Based on the foregoing, NPF-CRU has since closed case – CRU278939 and alleged inaction against the police referred as false.
The victim was not set ablaze by a mob, the motive behind the continuous
misinformation of the public by some individuals on the social media
remain unclear. The family of Miss Ngozichukwu Philomina Leriakawa
(being referred to as #NgoziOnyekwere) is fully informed of the
circumstances of this case.
May the souls of the victims of this road traffic accident rest in peace.
Ag. ACP Abayomi Shogunle
Assistant Commissioner of Police (CRU)
Complaint Response Unit (CRU),
Force Headquarters,
Abuja
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