R.I.P ALERT : UNIPORT student allegedly killed by Police van driving one-way

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A University of Port Harcourt Mechanical Engineering
student Edah Oghenekevwe Richard lost his life last
night after he was allegedly knocked down by a
police van driving one-way.
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Richard, whose birthday it was yesterday, was on his
way back from Church and standing along Assemblies
of God Church junction in Alakahia, PH, when he was
allegedly hit by Police Van with registration number
NPF 1791D driven by Inspector John Kanu.
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"The police van after hitting the boy, tried to
drive off but were stopped by onlookers at the
junction and eyewitnesses who demanded that
the victim be taken to the hospital.
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The police agreed and took him to the
University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital
(UPTH), but on reaching there, they allegedly
told the attending nurses that they just picked
him while they were driving along NNPC Filling
station at Rumuosi and they weren't aware of
what had happened to him." a source close to
the case Revealed.
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"It was one of the nurses in the hospital that
took down the details of one of the policemen
involved. When called by the family members
of the boy, the policeman denied it in it's
entirety. The police up till now are still
denying the incident despite the several
onlookers and eyewitnesses that were at the
scene of the accident." he added
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Edah Oghenekevwe Richard (in hospital last night),
who is supposed to serve next year in Batch A of the
NYSC died last night at 7.30pm. May his Soul Rest in peace