A young man identified as Uchenna James Okafor, has reportedly died after he was arrested and taken into custody in Akwuzu, Anambra state.
A social Justice campaigner shared the sad story on Twitter.
The Twitter user claimed that three boys were arrested last week for fighting and their parents were alerted about the incident.
According to the Twitter user, Uchenna’s parents were asked to bring N150, 000 for the release of their son.
Sadly, when they got there on Thursday, they were informed that their son had passed.
Reacting, the Anambra state police command says contrary to reports, the boy who died in police custody in Akwuzu last Wednesday January 4, was arrested for armed robbery, not for fighting.
According to the state police command the matter is currently being investigated.
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, pointed out that the brief he received is that the deceased in question and the others were arrested for armed robbery and not for fighting.
