The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three other suspects in connection with the death of Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education.
The arrests bring to five the number of people currently in police custody over the case.
In a statement issued on Monday night, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, said the arrests were made as investigators continued to probe the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death.
The Command also launched a manhunt for two other persons it described as key to the investigation: Mrs Clementine Ufuoma, Director of Basic and Secondary Education, and Clement Apia, the driver to the Commissioner for Secondary Education.
According to the police, their “presence is required in furtherance of the investigation.”
The Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel E. Erale, urged both individuals to report to investigators “without further delay.”
Erale also pledged that the investigation would be “thorough, impartial and professional,” adding that “anyone found culpable will be brought to justice in accordance with the law.”
The Command extended its condolences to Adeda’s family and assured the public that due process would guide the investigation.
The case has attracted public attention, with calls for a transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death.
