The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Enugu North has vehemently condemned the illegal arrest and harassment carried out by police operatives led by ASP Uwah Dumbiri (Dumiri) against patent medical store owners in Obollo Afor, Enugu State.
The incident, which occurred on February 6, 2025, escalated into the tragic death of Mr. Nnaemeka Ugwuona from Umuezejor, Obollo Afor. According to reports, police officers from the Nsukka Area Command, operating outside their jurisdiction, aggressively detained innocent shop owners without evidence of wrongdoing, leading to Mr. Ugwuona’s sudden collapse and death after witnessing police brutality towards his wife.
According to one of youth leaders, Comr Ugwu Onyekachi, the NYCN has called on both the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police to urgently address the matter and ensure justice for the victim.
"NYCN Enugu North Condemns in Totality Police Team led by Asp Uwah Dumbiri ( Dumiri) Illegal Arrest and Harassment Against Patent Medical Store Owners at Obollo Afor that led to the Death of Mr Nnaemeka Ugwuona.
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), the Mother youth organization in Enugu State and Apex Youth organization in Enugu North (Nsukka), condemns the illegal cum harassment activities of police Operatives from Area Command Nsukka led by Uwah Dumbiri known as Dumiri that led to the death of Mr Nnaemeka ugwuona from umuezejor Obollo Afor, in Udenu Local government, Enugu State.
On 6th February, 2025, Asp Uwah Dumbiri known as Dumiri led a police team from Nsukka area command to Obollo Afor which is outside their Jurisdiction, but Under Udenu area command to harass and arrest innocent patent Medical store owners of selling illicit drugs, which after there thorough searching they got nothing but still insist on detaining them to extort money from them under Nsukka area command.
Dumiri led team came with a masked person that was pointing out Chemist Shops at Obollo Afor, Makurdi road. the police Operatives were arresting them without having evidence of selling any illicit drugs.
Late Mr Nnaemeka Ugwuona collapse and died while watching the police Operatives beating his wive to accept that she is selling illicit drugs and to sign written statements by the police Operatives with his name.
It is Condemnable, unacceptable, and must never be condoned. We call on the Inspector General of police and Commissioner of Police to urgently intervene and control the situation" now.
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EZE Kenneth Nnamdi
_Enugu State Vice Chairman North,
National Youth Council of Nigeria_ .
