Tragedy
struck in Agulu community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra
State on Wednesday when policemen allegedly pushed an 80-year-old woman
to her death while trying to make an arrest.
It was gathered that the area has been thrown into
mourning after residents after officers of the Special Anti-Cult section
shoved the elderly woman.
According to family members, the policemen stormed the family’s compound
early in the morning to arrest the deceased grandson for cult related
matters.
The old woman was reported to have been pleading to the officers to let
go of the grandson, who is a sickle cell patient before she was shoved
aside by the officers and fell to her death.
Reacting to the incident, the President-General of Agulu People’s
Assembly, Anene Orakwelu the State Police Command to open an
investigation into the incident.
Orakwelu said the police authorities have assured the community that the
incident will be probed with a view to bringing the culprits to
justice.
“The DPO, Anaocha and the Commander, Anti-Cult have assured us that no
stone will be left unturned in unveiling whatever thing that happened
here,” he said.
The deceased until her death was a farmer who had already prepared bags
of cassava she would take to the market on that fateful day.
However, her death didn’t allow that to happen.
Residents of the community are calling on the police authorities to ensure that justice is served.
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