300L student and MC allegedly killed by policemen in Kaduna

Some men of the Nigerian Police Force have been
accused of killing Benjamin Wankaa, an event MC
and a 300 level Mineral Resources student of
Kaduna Polytechnic.
According to reports, on Sunday, June 25th,
Wankaa popularly known as MC Cedar, and four
other occupants including his sister, cousin and
friend were stopped by a team of policemen on
their way home from a night party, which he
anchored.
They identified themselves as a student of the
Kaduna Polytechnic, by producing the school ID
card. However, four of them were whisked away
in a patrol van, leaving behind Benjamin with
another patrol team.
While still in custody, the police officers informed
them that Benjamin escaped from them. The next
day, his body was found on the highway with
broken hands and legs, an indication that he was
probably tortured.
Read the statement issued by the Joints Legal
Action Aids on what allegedly happened:
Good afternoon, I am Fisayo W Okuboyejo Esq,
the General counsel 2 of THE JOINTS LEGAL
ACTION AIDS, we are basically an NGO and we
have our head office in Lagos.
I want to officially lay a complaint/Petition as
regard the recent barbaric incident which
occurred in Kaduna as regards one Benjamin
Wankaa otherwise known as MC WAnkaa...which
forthwith would be regarded as our client.
Its with great distrust and feelings of
downhearteness that we heard about the untimely
demise of our beloved and illustrious Client who
lost his humble soul as a result of the
crookedness of the Nigerian Police Force.
Benjamin Wankaa Dede who was a 300l (HND1)
student of the department of mineral resources,
Kaduna polytechnic, Kaduna before his death was
killed on the 25th of June 2017 as reported by
his friends who the Nigerian Police officers from
Sabon Gari police arrested along with Our client.
Our Client apart from schooling, was an MC of
events, as this was what he does as a part-time
job to sustain his educational carrier.
As stated earlier, Sabon Gari Police Station was
the Police Station whose officers carried out this
dastardly act as reported by our Client friend
whose identity we chose not to declare for now
as perceived and directed by the friends and
family of Benjamin.
We regret such actions from the members of the
Nigerian Police Force and we stand to condemn
this unjustified killing of an innocent soul by the
Nigerian police force.
As stated earlier, it was reported that our client
Benjamin (Cedar) alongside his cousins and some
friends when they were coming from a night party
where our Client anchored as an MC. On getting
to a check point at Magangi Gari, Sabo Ngari, his
vehicle was accosted by the Police Men for
check. It was later reported that for reasons
known to the Police Men on duty, they had to call
for reinforcements after which the students in the
vehicle whom some happen to be Benjamin's
cousin and sisters identified themselves as a
student of the Kaduna Polytechnic, by producing
the school ID card, including Benjamin him self.
Further more , it was reported that the other
patrol van which had been called earlier whisked
the Four (4) other students away to the Police
Station while Benjami was left with the standby
patrol team still on ground.
Our client's cousin with his other sister and
friends were kept in the custody without Benjamin
and later, the Police officers reported that
Benjamin had escaped from them, only to break
the news of the young man's death at a later
stage.
The Nigeria Police Men claimed that Benjamin's
body was found along the high way dead with
some parts of his body broken, more especially
his Legs, Hands- which indicates that there might
have been forced torture and brutality on the
innocent young man.
We later got information that the father of
Benjamin's cousin sisters who came for the bail
of the two cousin sisters was mandated to sign
the closure of the case before the two cousin
sisters could be released which the helpless man
did.
Benjamin's body has since then been deposited
to the state mortuary which Benjamin's family,
friends and representatives were all denied to
examine the body.
This afternoon, the family approached the Police
Station where the incident happened to claim the
body for proper examination, wherein they were
made to sign a statement which depicts that
Benjamin's body is not be further examined for
reasons unclear.
There was no coroner report about our Client
death either.
From the above inferred, it reveals that
Benjamin's has been unjustly maimed by his
assailants happen to be men of the Nigerian
Police Force.
We submit that, Its possible,that there might have
been excessive torture and Benjamin had no
choice but to give up the ghost.
We are quite sad and heavy hearted that such a
brilliant future and promising son of the soil's life
could be cut short for reasons unprofound.
We implore the Nigerian police force to
immediately look into this petition as the family
member are greatly grief over the Demise of their
son,besides we submit that the Nigerian police
force has no right to take any body's life unjustly
except as provided by the constitution.
Fisayo W Okuboyejo Esq
General Counsel 2
THE JOINT LEGAL ACTION AIDS (JLAA)