Man Writes Police Chief Over Assault On Brother

A man, Mr. Ben Atonko, has petitioned the inspector-general of constabulary (IGP) implicit the alleged battle of his brother, Mr. Terver Atonko, by unit members of Hammakopp Consortium Ltd successful Okija, Anambra State.

In a missive dated October 6, 2025, Atonko alleged that his member was attacked and injured aft a disagreement with a unit subordinate of the institution implicit the outgo for a drainage evacuation occupation carried retired connected September 26, 2025.

According to the petitioner, Terver was invited by a unit subordinate of the company, identified arsenic Mr Franklin Odira Onyia, to wide a clogged h2o transmission connected the firm’s premises.

Onyia reportedly released N100,000 for enactment materials and verbally agreed to wage the equilibrium upon completion of the job.

Atonko stated that aft the enactment was completed, Onyia refused to wage and aboriginal assaulted his brother.

The unfortunate was said to person sustained heavy cuts connected the caput and manus earlier being taken to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, wherever helium was allegedly abandoned by institution staff.

He further claimed that his member was near without nutrient oregon due aesculapian attraction until his accomplishment astatine the infirmary connected October 1, 2025.

“My member present lies successful symptom astatine the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital. His near receptor continually discharges water, and I carnivore the outgo of his treatment,” Atonko stated.

He said attempts to get clarification from the company’s absorption were unsuccessful, arsenic officials repeatedly denied him entree to talk with those involved.

Atonko added that his study to the Okija Police Division had not yielded immoderate results, alleging that the institution mightiness beryllium enjoying extortion from immoderate constabulary officers.

When contacted, a pistillate unit subordinate of Hammakopp Consortium Ltd, who reportedly took the unfortunate to the hospital, denied immoderate assault, claiming that the unfortunate was injured aft being swept distant by stormwater during the job.

Efforts to scope the company’s absorption and Onyia for comments were unsuccessful, arsenic calls to their known telephone numbers were not answered. Atonko urged the IGP to bid a afloat probe into the incidental and guarantee justice.