The family and friends of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo, have demanded justice over his alleged killing by policemen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with his father alleging that the officers involved had abandoned a duty post at the Nigerian Bar Association conference before the incident.
The demand came on Tuesday as protests over Obodo’s death entered their third day, with family members and friends staging another demonstration at the Ada George-Agip junction, where the incident occurred last Thursday.
Obodo was reportedly driving a private car when policemen at a checkpoint allegedly flagged him down for failing to stop.
The policemen were said to have chased the vehicle, after which one of the officers allegedly fired three shots in Obodo’s direction. One of the bullets reportedly struck him inside the vehicle.
He was subsequently rushed to a hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
