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Published 6 February 2021
Mr Anitie Joseph is a petitioner before the Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Related Offences sitting in Port Harcourt. He tells DENNIS NAKU how his elder brother was allegedly killed by a policeman in 2016
Tell us your name and what you do for a living?
My name is Anietie Joseph. I am an engineer.
You petitioned the Rivers State Judicial Panel over the alleged killing of your brother by the police. When and how did your brother die?
A police officer killed my elder brother, James Okon, on November 21, 2016, and all efforts to investigate the case proved abortive. So, I was happy when the setting up of this commission was announced and I sent in my petition.