Samuel Abu, the lawyer representing the family of Joseph Okpe, a Lagos commercial bus driver allegedly beaten to death by Air Force officers, has questioned the Nigerian Air Force’s prolonged investigation into the incident, warning that any delay in justice could deepen the family’s pain and fuel suspicions of a cover-up.
Okpe, 43, was confirmed dead on May 9, a few hours after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of Air Force officers along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway following a minor traffic incident involving their vehicle.
The Nigerian Air Force, in a statement by its spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed that all those involved in the incident had been detained and that the family had been visited.
Ejodame also told PUNCH Metro that “the case is currently under investigation by the appropriate civil and military authorities.”
Speaking during a telephone interview with PUNCH Metro on Thursday, Abu expressed frustration
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