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Aggrieved youths in Agenebode, Etsako East LGA, Edo state have sacked the police station in their community.
The issue began when a youth of the community was kidnapped recently. After ransom was paid the kidnappers were said to have gone ahead and killed the young man. The community, resorting to self help, were able to trace the mobile phone of the slain youth, which was still in use by the kidnapper to a Fulani settlement in the area.
The community apprehended the suspects and handed them over to the police.
However, upon noticing the inaction of the police regarding the case the community youths besieged the station and asked that the suspects be returned to their custody. The police refused to do so and in the ensuing chaos another youth was shot dead by the officers. This led to the burning of the station even as the officers took to their heels. The community retrieved the Fulani suspects and a number of them were slain immediately.
The prime suspect led them to the shallow grave where the kidnapped Agenebode youth was killed and buried. Other mutilated and decomposing bodies were found and the suspect confessed to the fact that he and his group had killed several other people during their stay in the town. The decomposing parts of the slain youth was transported back to the main community.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 5, Arungwa Udo and the Commissioner of Police in the State Nemi Edwin-Iwo have visited the place to restore order and have an on-the-spot assessment.
