Family Demands Justice For Slain Nigerian Policeman Honoured By Lagos Governor For Returning N5Million To Bank In 2017
The family said Abiona died on duty serving the nation, stressing that the government and police authorities should not allow his service to the nation to be a waste.
Family members of a policeman, Abiona Hezekiah Adebowale allegedly stabbed to death by naval ratings are demanding justice for their son…….Continue Reading
The family said Abiona died on duty serving the nation, stressing that the government and police authorities should not allow his service to the nation to be a waste.
They also announced that Abiona will be buried on Friday, January 13, 2023, at his residence on Tejuola Street in Owode, Ogun State.
His remains will leave the Lagos Island Mortuary for his residence on January 12, 2023, where there will be a Christian wake and service of songs.
They also appealed to the authorities to look after his widow and the little kids the deceased left behind.
“He was the officer that returned N5m cash belonging to the then Skye Bank now Polaris Bank in 2017 and was recognised by the Lagos state former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with a letter of recommendation to the Inspector General of Police in 2017 which fetched him a double promotion.
“He was given the award of Trustworthy, Honest and Integrity Police Officer in 2017 by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN).
“Hence, we the family call upon the police authorities and the Naval authorities for good justice on the issue and look after the widow and the little kids of which among them is an undergraduate in the final year,” one of the family members said.
SaharaReporters gathered that the late Assistant Superintendent of Police and his colleagues were on a patrol on December 3 around Oluti Street when the naval ratings, including Onyekachi Egwumian, 27; and Ebubechukin Growth, 28, who were on a motorcycle, were flagged down by the cops.
The policemen’s action reportedly infuriated the ratings, who were said to be in mufti.
An argument subsequently ensued among the men, which degenerated.
The naval ratings were said to have stabbed Abiona and injured three passersby, who intervened in the matter.
“The incident happened around 8.15 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2022. It involved four naval ratings attached to the Nigerian Navy Pay Office, Apapa. The ratings were not wearing their uniform.
“They were riding a motorcycle when they attacked a team of policemen on patrol at Oluti, Satellite Town, and in the process, the naval ratings stabbed one of the policemen, ASP Abiona Ezekiah in the chest with a jack knife and injured three yet-to-be-identified passersby who attempted to mediate.
“When policemen were mobilised to the scene, the policeman and the three other victims were rushed to the Adeyemi Hospital, Satellite Town, for treatment. The policeman was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. The three other injured passersby were treated and discharged.”
