August 6: Police didn’t shoot dispatch Rider, hoodlums did with pump action gun, Group declares
**As HRPC visit victim in Delta hospital, promise to clear medical bills
As the #Endbadgivernanceprotest# enters the sixth day in Nigeria, a group Citizen’s Right Concern Enhancement Initiative a.k.a, Human Rights Protection Congress, HRPC today said the Police didn’t shoot at the dispatch rider who was hit by stray bullet during the protest against hunger and hardship at Otowovdo, Ughelli, Delta State. The group insisted that bullets from a pump action gun from hoodlums got the dispatch rider seriously injured and hospitalised.
The group’s National Public Relations Officer,Comrade Harrison Itulua disclosed this in a chat with Our Correspondent when he led a powerful delegation to visit the victim at the General Hospital, Ughelli.
Also visited at the hospital is a young boy who was knocked down by a reckless commercial tricycle operator that was on a very high speed.
While maintaining that the police did shoot at the victim, Comrade Itulua said,”the Police only shot tear gas canisters to scare protesters”.
According to him, “When the incident occurred, the victim was facing the police and backing the crowd. There could be no way the police will shoot at him. The police only shot tear gas to scare protesters. When it happened, it was the police that rushed down to rescue him.”
Comrade Itulua who was flanked by Comrade Obas Johnny visited the victims at the hospital commenced payment of their medical bills with deposit of two hundred thousand naira.
He assured them that the organisation will clear up the entire medical bills within next few days.
Speaking on the state of the victims,Comrade Itulua said,”They’re doing very well. We will be visiting them again tomorrow. We spoke with the Medical Director and assured him that we will be liaising with the accountant so that we can pay up their bills until they’re discharged from the hospital. The little boy had a fractured leg after the accident. POP has been fixed in his leg.”
It would be recalled that the dispatch rider was hit by stray bullet during the protest against hunger and hardship in the Country on August 2. He sustained injuries and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Another of the victim, a little boy was also crushed by a reckless commercial motorcycle operator wherein he had a fractured leg on same day.
Members of the organisation include the Board of Trustee Chairman, Pastor Edewor Egedegbe, Comrade Monday Enudi, National Coordinator, Comrade Kelvin Ejumudo, National Secretary amongst others.
