The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, alongside three other suspects over the death of a Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education, Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda.
The latest arrests bring to five the number of people currently in police custody as investigators continue efforts to establish the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed the development in a statement issued by the command.
Police begin wider investigation
According to the police, Ashibogwu and the three other suspects were taken into custody as part of ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the deputy director’s death.
The command has also begun efforts to locate two other individuals whom investigators consider relevant to the case.
They were identified as Mrs Clemetine Ufuoma, Director of Basic and Secondary Education, and Clement Apia, the driver attached to the Commissioner for Secondary Education.
The police urged both individuals to report to the command to assist investigators with the ongoing inquiry.
Police commissioner orders due process
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel E. Erale, directed that the investigation be conducted in accordance with due process.
The command said investigators would examine the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death thoroughly and without bias, adding that anyone found to have violated the law would be dealt with accordingly.
Police authorities also assured the deceased’s family and members of the public that efforts would be made to establish the facts surrounding the incident.
The command expressed condolences to Adeda’s family as the investigation continues.
