Human rights activist and Senior Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Human Rights, Kelvin Ejumudo, has issued a call to the Bayelsa State Police Command to immediately identify and prosecute the police officer who allegedly killed a 14-year-old boy, Wisdom Chukwudi, along the Okuokoko Expressway in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.
The tragic incident occurred on Monday, June 16, 2025, when a police Hilux van, reportedly part of a convoy en route to Bayelsa State and driven by a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), fatally struck the boy. The collision resulted in the immediate death of the teenager, who was the only son of grieving single mother, Jennifer Otono.
Speaking with journalists, Ejumudo described the police response as “shameful and inhumane,” revealing that neither the Bayelsa State Police Command nor any police representative has paid a condolence visit or offered support to the victim’s mother. Instead, he said, police officers merely removed the damaged vehicle from the scene and abandoned the grieving family.
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Ejumudo condemned the lack of empathy, stating that justice must prevail and the officer responsible should be made to face the full weight of the law. He warned that the human rights community is prepared to launch legal action if the CSP involved is not apprehended and prosecuted within seven days.
“The silence from the police is deafening and disgraceful,” Ejumudo stated. “Master Wisdom Chukwudi’s death cannot be swept under the rug. His mother, Jennifer Otono, is shattered by the news of her only son’s sudden death. The fact that the police have refused to show empathy only deepens her pain.”
He called the incident another tragic example of the recklessness displayed by government convoys on Nigerian roads, which continue to pose a serious danger to innocent citizens. He emphasized that law enforcement agencies should be guardians of public safety, not threats to it.
Ejumudo reiterated that if the Bayelsa State Police Command fails to act swiftly, the human rights community will not hesitate to mobilize legal resources and advocacy campaigns to demand justice for the late Wisdom Chukwudi.
