The taxi driver was shot dead at Rumuokoro roundabout, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers where he was loading passengers in his taxi enroute Choba.
It was an emotional affair on Monday as Akachi
Bright, younger brother of Mark Chinatu, a taxi driver that was shot dead by a
trigger happy policeman on Sunday, February 28th, 2018, demanded for 100million
as compensation for the damages and hardship the untimely loss of his brother
has brought on his family.
His younger
brother made the monetary demand while testifying before the Rivers Judicial
Commission of Inquiry sitting at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre
in Port Harcourt.
Akachi who
said his brother was 31 years old and newly married with a four months old baby
when he was shot dead begged the Commission to ensure that justice is done on
the matter.
He told the
panel that the deceased’s wife, kid and their mother are going through hell
because of the murder of their bread winner, while the Police have also not
paid any form of compensation to the family since then.
The case was
adjourned to Wednesday, December 2nd to enable the spokesman of the Rivers
State Police Command appear before the commission to explain position of the
command on the matter.
Taxi drivers
plying the Rumuokoro route protested in Port Harcourt, over the killing Chinatu
Bright, popularly called Oyibo, by a mobile police officer in 2018.
The drivers,
alongside some human rights organizations, and family members of the dead
driver marched to the Government House in Port Harcourt, and the headquarters
of the Rivers State Police Command.
They demanded
that the Police must produce the murderous officer, prosecute him, and also
provide for the family of the dead driver.
It was
gathered that the then commissioner of Police had paid the deceased’s family a
condolence visit but nothing was heard again afterwards.
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