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Rivers businesswoman seeks justice for son killed by police
via Punch Nigeria6 min read
Victoria Agori, an evangelist and businesswoman from Bayelsa State, is seeking justice for her 21-year-old son, Daniel Agori, who was allegedly killed by police officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in May 2019. Mrs. Agori recounted that police officers invaded her home, shooting sporadically, after her daughter called her police officer boyfriend following an argument. She stated that the officers took her, Daniel, another son David, and Daniel's pregnant fiancée to the police station. There, she witnessed an officer shoot Daniel after an order was given. Mrs. Agori also claimed that the officers physically assaulted her and extorted over N200,000. She, David, and Daniel's fiancée were detained, with David only released after a lawyer's intervention. The police accused Daniel of being a kidnapper and armed robber, claims Mrs. Agori refutes. Although a panel in Abuja heard her case and recommended N15 million in compensation, which she accepted as evidence, the officers involved have not been dismissed and are reportedly still free. Mrs. Agori stated that the panel condemned the officers' actions and ordered the release of her son's corpse, which has not happened. She also mentioned that her daughter, Felicia Agori, who called the police, later joined her police boyfriend and showed no remorse. Mrs. Agori, whose husband is a retired navy officer, is appealing to the government and Nigerians for help to ensure the dismissal of the officers respo
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