A Bayelsa State-based blogger, and spiritualist, Bodmas Kemepadei has denied complicity in the death of a young boy in the Amassoma community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
Findings showed that following the death threat made by the deceased on his life and that of his family members, Kemepadei traced the young boy to the Amassoma community, effected a citizen’s arrest of the deceased and handed him to the police following a verbal exchange on social media.
Investigations revealed that during the hot exchange between the two bloggers, the deceased was reported to have threatened to shoot Kemepadei and his family members with an AK- 47 to test the potency of his traditional worship.
But Kemepadei, while reacting to the viral claims against him, told newsmen that he only effected a citizen’s arrest against the deceased and handed him over to the police over the alleged threat to his life.
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According to sources who pleaded anonymity, the police, during the cross examination of the deceased, discovered he was behaving like someone experiencing dementia caused by drug and substance abuse.
Thereafter, the police directed that he be taking to the police clinic for medical observation and he was later released to his family.
“The incident, which occured two weeks ago, is different from the version being circulated on social media. He was released to the family hail and hearty,” the sources said.
