Anambra State Police Command has debunk reports making the rounds on social media allegations that it arrested and tortured an armed robbery suspect to death in Awka, early this week.
Raye24reporters reports that there had been allegations that operatives attached to ‘B’ Division police station in Awka, picked up a suspect, Chukwubuike after he was arrested by members of a neighbourhood watch along secretariat road, Awka, and tortured him until he died.
But the command on Sunday morning, debunked the claims, saying the information was misleading, and outright falsehood.
In a press release by the state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, the command said it was true that it picked up the suspect, but added that the mob had already tortured him when the operatives rescued him and that shortly after his rescue, the suspect collapsed and was rushed to a hospital, where he was certified dead.
