The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, have spoken about a teenage boy who died in their detention.
The teenager, Uchenna Okafor, died in Awkuzu Divisional Police Headquarters, Anambra State, on Wednesday.
He was arrested alongside two others in Awka, the state capital, on 23 December.
A social justice campaigner had, on Saturday, via her Twitter handle (@Ada_mummyya) claimed the deceased was arrested alongside two others “for fighting” with an undisclosed resident.
She also claimed that the parents of the three suspects were initially asked by the police to pay N50,000 for each of the arrested suspects – “being money for damages.”
But when Mr Okafor’s parents went to the station on Tuesday to pay the N50,000, according to @Ada_mummyya, they were asked to return on Thursday because the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) was not around.
The Twitter user further claimed that when the parents returned to the police station on Thursday, they were told that their son died on Wednesday night.
The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed Mr Okafor died in police detention on Wednesday, but refuted other claims made by the Twitter user.
‘How the deceased died’
The police spokesperson said other suspects in the police cell “revealed” that while they were sleeping, Mr Okafor, the deceased, started acting abnormally.
“He screamed and hit his head on the wall before he slumped. He was taken to the hospital and was confirmed dead by the doctor,” the police spokesperson said.
Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, also said Mr Okafor and two others were arrested by vigilante operatives and handed over to the police in the state.
He said they were arrested for armed robbery, and not fighting.
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