Slain Policeman: Agberen Commiserates With Delta Command, Bereaved Family, Slams Politicians

By Daniel Dafe

National Coordinator, Initiative For Social Rights Concerns And Advancement(ISRCA) AKA “No Justice, No Peace,” Comr.(Amb) Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen has commiserated with the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command, Ebrumede Divisional Headquarters in Effurun and the family of the bereaved officer who died while on duty with the Police division.

This was contained in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday.

Recall that while a police team was on patrol duty in the area on the 18th of August, 2024, along Commissioner Road, off Uti, Effurun, armed men suspected to be kidnappers opened fire on their vehicle. The deceased officer was said to be the driver.

Corporal Chibuzor Ojobule, the deceased policeman, is a Deltan, happily married and blessed with five (5) children until his tragic demise.

Reacting, Agberen added:  “Who then bares the burden in the upbringing of the children he has left behind?”

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He continued: “There are no simple ways to solve insecurity challenges and bad governance in Nigeria, when a few people in the country are playing dirty politics with over two hundred million Nigerians, but yet, they want a sane society. Whatever has befallen Nigeria was created by these leaders and it is high time they started dancing to the rhythm. Insecurity will soon reach all the high and mighty in the society; it is just a matter of time!”

According to him, “Nigerian Police, Army and their likes have become political instruments in the hands of politicians but yet, they have kept murmuring and clamoring for their poor welfare schemes but would not join their voices to the rest of Nigerians.”

Adding: “Instead, they are turned against the people. If these issues must be resolved and become a thing of the past, security agencies must be ready to join in the next wave of protest.”

While commending the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ebrumede Division, CSP Ndifreke Ntafiong Iwok for the efforts being put to cürb crimes in the area, he said it was quite unfortunate that the police put so much in the protection of human lives and property but gets so little in terms of their welfare and other logistics both during and after service.

“Too bad, it is the police officers and other security agencies that become the prey from insecurity, in as much as the ordinary people are major targets. As a body, saddled with the responsibility to act in the interests of Nigerians, guaranteed in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we will also play our roles as CSOs, speaking against crimes of all kinds in present day society,” he said.

Furthermore, he called on the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Surajudeen Olufemi Abaniwonda, to ensure that the family of the deceased Police officer is duly compensated and provisions made to award scholarships that would see all five (5) children through their academic years in their primary and secondary education.