Duakpemi Kunu Gift, the head of the Warri North Local Government Legislative Arm, has called on the Delta State Government to look into the killing of Liberty Kunu, the team leader of a security vigilante (SOS).
The demand was made in a statement on Tuesday by Gift, who was the deceased’s brother.
After being detained for suspected robbery, Liberty Kunu reportedly passed away while under police custody.
However, Gift insisted that his brother was innocent of the alleged crime, pointing out that he had previously worked with security services.
He demanded a comprehensive, open, and impartial investigation into the events leading up to his brother’s death, claiming that the Delta State Police Command was duped into designating his brother as a gun runner and robbery suspect.
“My younger brother, Commander Liberty, gave his life to protect Delta State, and his unjust death and subsequent false labeling have caused me great pain and compelled me to speak out.”
In order to defend people and property in Warri, Sapele, and elsewhere, Commander Liberty collaborated closely with the Delta State Police Command and, consequently, the Delta State Government.
“A comprehensive, open, and impartial inquiry has not been carried out by the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command, or the Delta State Government. Rather, they have taken the unsatisfactory decision to posthumously call my brother a kidnapper.
“regardless of the position. Justice must be done.
“I have been deeply bereaved. Shock, pain, and respect for due process kept me mute for a long time. But I can no longer remain silent while a government of which I am a member refuses to conduct a thorough investigation and instead makes a heartless, false, and destructive statement about a guy who sacrificed his life for the sake of public safety.
Gift declared, “This injustice is unacceptable.”
Remember how the Delta Police Command had previously connected Kunu’s murder to his alleged criminal activities?
