IN the early hours of January 1, as fireworks lit the skies and families across Nigeria ushered in the New Year with hope and prayers, Timothy Daniel, 13, lay lifeless on the ground in Ete community in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. In 2019, a father driving his two children to school in the Nyanya area of the FCT was beaten to death by police for a mere traffic violation. While two police officers were sentenced to death for the Apo Six killings, and Officer Matthew Egheghe faced the death penalty in 2014 for murdering Victor Emmanuel in Yenagoa in 2011, most perpetrators walk free, emboldened by a culture of cover-ups.
Author: Punch Newspapers
Published at: 2026-01-10 23:35:03
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