An unidentified man has allegedly died after falling off a police vehicle in Anambra State.
The unfortunate incident was said to have happened on Wednesday near Ọgbọ-Ọgwụ Market, by Port Harcourt Road in Onitsha, the commercial city of the State.
An online video trending on various platforms showed the lifeless body of the young man in dreadlocks in handcuffs, lying on the road as onlookers watched, lamenting, and making videos of him.
According to a voice narrating the incident in the video, the victim was arrested by some police officers who came into the market and also seized some goods from the traders in the market.
It was further alleged in the video that, shortly after the arrest, while the police officers were speeding off out of the market in their vehicle with the seized goods, the victim who was handcuffed, fell from the vehicle and hit his head on the tarred road and died.
When our reporter contacted the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, he confirmed having seen the viral video.
He said he had also forwarded the video to the Onitsha Area Commander, for investigation, especially concerning the circumstances surrounding the incident and the alleged police involvement in the matter.
The Police Spokesman also disclosed that the Command had sued for calm, assuring that those behind such an inhumane act would be unfailingly unmasked.
“I am aware of the trending video and have escalated to the Area Commander Onitsha for investigation, especially on the allegations that our officers were involved.
“Meanwhile, the Command has sued for calm and assured that we shall unmask those behind the inhuman act,” the PPRO said.
