EndSARS: “How Police kill my 17yrs old son’s dream of becoming a lawyer” – FRSC official, Mr Kokorifa tells Bayelsa Judicial panel

Mr.Daniel Kokorifa, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attached to the Port Harcourt, Rivers State Command, has recounted the tragic killing of his 17years old son, Innocent Kokorifa by men of the Anti-Vice unit of the Bayelsa Police Command in August, 2016 along the Airforce Road area of Okaka-Epie area of Yenagoa Local Government Council of the State.

Kokorifa, who is an Indigenes
of Okpotowarie community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the State, said his child was shot in the back while on an errand to the next street and his dream of becoming a lawyer terminated by the police.

Mr.Daniel Kokorifa made the relegation known in a petition before the Bayelsa Judicial Panel on Police Brutality and related extra-Judicial killings headed by Justice Young Emmanuel Ogola.

Kokorifa, in the petition dated 4th November, 2020 and numbered EAA/PI/BYS/240/2020 through his counsel, E. A. Aluzu Esq and associates, said his 17years old son was shot from behind at about 11.30am by one Police Corporal Vincent Kohamowei without provocation.

Another petitioner, Eighty-One years old grandfather, Chief Lucky Amakiri also in his petition before the Judicial panel said his grandson, Blessing Amakiri was shot dead by the men of state police command based on mere suspicion of belonging to a cult group in the state.

Chief Amakiri, said his grandson, who is a 19years old boy was shot dead by the men of Ekeki Police Division while on errand at the Former Oyoyo Market in Ovom area of the state capital.

Also dragging the authorities of the Bayelsa and Delta State police Commands before the Judicial panel were families of two Police Personel shot dead on the 14th of June, 2020 in Ughelli, Delta State allegedly by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad while on special duty alongside five other policemen.

In their separate petitions, the families of Sergent Ondogha Oyindineni and Sgt. Philip Seikpo insisted that the mysterious killings of their children alongside five police officers in Ughelli is suspicious and without any justifiable reasons.

The family of the deceased Sgt. Ondogha Oyindineni (F/N 47818) and Sgt. Philip Seikpo(F/N 477880), insisted that policemen were on special duty before they were killed and without proper explanation to the families.

The Chairman of the Bayelsa Judicial Panel on Police Brutality and related extra-Judicial killings headed, Justice Young Emmanuel Ogola., after preliminary hearing and appearances made on the eighteen petitions received has adjourned to January 6th and 7th, 2021 for further hearings and appearances of witnesses.

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