• Police deny involvement, launch investigation
Tension and anger have gripped Bayelsa State following the death of a 24-year-old man, Patrick Peresuodei, whose family alleges he was brutally beaten and tortured after being arrested, following a complaint by a social media influencer.
Patrick and his younger brother, Destiny, were allegedly picked up from their home in the early hours of January 15 by one Bodmas Kemepadei, accompanied by several youths and four operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The incident has sparked fears of reprisal attacks, with lawyers and c
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