The police in Rivers say they have arrested some of their men accused of killing one Eze Nyebuchi of the Woji community in Obio Akpor, Rivers.

The state commissioner of police, Olatunji Disu, confirmed the arrests in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the police spokesperson in the state, SP Grace Iringe-Koko.

He said the suspected killer police officers were arrested alongside a suspect fingered in the torture and murder of Mr Nyebuchi.

“Suspects involved in the death of Nyebuchi, including the police officers, have been arrested and are currently at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for interrogation,’’ he said.

Police officers arrested Mr Nyebuchi, a landlord after he forcefully evicted a tenant from his property. After several days in police custody, the Woji Community Council of Chiefs pressured the police to reveal the whereabouts of the landlord.

Following public outcry, a search party was conducted, and Mr Nyebuchi’s decomposing body was found in an uncompleted building in Chokocho, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers.

Shortly after the body was found, youths of the Woji community took to the streets on Monday to vent their anger over the suspected torture and killing of Mr Nyebuchi.

The violent protest degenerated into a deadly clash between the protesters and the police as gunshots were fired sporadically into the air to scare the protesters.

The paramount ruler of the community, Eze Emeka Ihunwo, said injuries were found on the head and jaw of Mr Nyebuchi, indicating that he was beaten to death.

(NAN)