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Family Of Slain Policeman Seeks Justice, As Delta DPP Exonerates Main Suspect

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"htCKJlyQ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Delta State Director of Public Prosecutions &lpar;DPP&rpar;&comma; Mr&period; Anthony Orhorhoro&comma; has reacted to the concerns raised by the family of one late Inspector Itobi Green&comma; who was brutally murdered by an armed robbery gang in Delta State&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"HcEGU58f" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Inspector Green&comma; along with his colleague&comma; Inspector Bienowu Richard&comma; was violently attacked and robbed of multiple AK-47 rifles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite compelling evidence&comma; including witness statements and the recovery of firearms from his residence&comma; Chief Hyacinth Okolie was released following the Delta State Ministry of Justice&&num;8217&semi;s decision to enter a nolle prosequi&comma; thereby discontinuing the prosecution against him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chief Hyacinth Okolie&comma; a prominent figure in the Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom&comma; was initially arrested in connection with the crime&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"iJJd60OO" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; Anthony Orhorhoro&comma; the Director of Public Prosecutions&comma; responded to an inquiry from our correspondent&comma; stating that there was no prima facie case against Chief Hyacinth Okolie that warranted prosecution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Adding that those alleging that Okolie was guilty of wrongdoing should reinvestigate their facts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; when our correspondent reminded him that charges had already been filed against Chief Okolie under Charge No&period; A&sol;71&sol;2018&comma; indicating that a prima facie case had indeed been established&comma; Mr&period; Anthony Orhorhoro ceased communication and directed the reporter to the Commissioner for Justice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Attempts to reach the Commissioner for Justice&comma; Mr Ekemejero Ohwovoriole SAN were unsuccessful as he did not answer calls placed to his line&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Our correspondent has been unable to get a clear response as to why the Ministry of Justice terminated the prosecution of the suspect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Two weeks prior&comma; the Green family presented their grievances to federal authorities during a meeting in Abuja&period; They accused the Delta State Ministry of Justice of prematurely releasing Chief Hyacinth Okolie&comma; who was arrested alongside other members of the gang&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The family maintains that Chief Okolie was identified as the mastermind and leader of the gang&comma; with substantial evidence&comma; including witness testimonies and the recovery of firearms from his home during a police raid&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to a police investigation report &lpar;Reference AB&colon; 4099&sol;DTS&sol;X&sol;D13&sol;VOL 3 dated 30th July 2018&rpar; prepared by then-Deputy Commissioner of Police &lpar;now AIG&rpar; Wale Abass&comma; a nine-man armed robbery gang attacked and robbed Sgt&period; Ayo Fidelis and Cpl&period; Daniel Gana of two AK-47 rifles &lpar;breach numbers 09981 and 19874&rpar; containing fifty-nine rounds of live ammunition on 13th July 2018 and 16th July 2018&period; The gang also robbed Sgt&period; Godwin John of an assault rifle &lpar;breach number 07015337&rpar; with twenty-four rounds of live ammunition at Rain Oil Petroleum along the Benin-Asaba road&period; Furthermore&comma; Inspector Green&comma; Sgt&period; Yakubu Mallam&comma; and Inspector Bienowu Richard were attacked and robbed of two AK-47 rifles&comma; one with breach number 0887722 and another without a breach number&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tragically&comma; Inspector Green was fatally stabbed multiple times by the assailants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The investigation&comma; conducted by the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crimes Squad &lpar;SAKCCS&rpar;&comma; the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad &lpar;F-SARS&rpar;&comma; and the State Anti-Cult Unit &lpar;SACU&rpar;&comma; resulted in the arrest of several suspects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The family of Inspector Green remains deeply troubled by the nolle prosequi decision&period; They allege foul play and are calling for a thorough investigation by the Federal Government&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elder Solomon Green&comma; representing the family&comma; has vowed to pursue justice relentlessly&comma; condemning the release of Chief Okolie despite clear evidence and confessions implicating him as the gang leader&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elder Solomon emphasized that a nolle prosequi does not equate to an acquittal&comma; and he urged that the charges be reinstated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; 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