According to reports, Edewor was involved in a minor accident somewhere around Lekki, he decided to seek the services of a towing company to help convey the vehicle to his residential quarters in Festac.
On his way back home, he was asked by the police who were on duty to stop but the driver of the towing van refused and this resulted in the police hijacking a bus to go after them.
The police finally caught up with them at the 3rd gate. The driver quickly abandoned the van and ran away. The police dragged out Edewor from the car and ordered him to sit on the floor.
The police accused him of stealing the vehicle.
After fruitless attempts by the deceased to convince the police he was not an armed robber, one thing led to another and he was shot dead by a policeman named Sgt. Otene who according to report was believed to be drunk and off duty.
One of the deceased best friend who witnessed the whole incident had this to say:
“Someone I grew up with was killed yesterday by the police. He was raised in Festac and was killed in Festac by the same people who are sworn to protect us.
His car broke down and he called a towing van. While on their way, they were stopped by the police. The driver of the van refused to stop for whatever reason.
When he eventfully stopped, the driver ran out leaving Oyoma Edewor and his friends to deal with the police. They were Asked to sit on the floor which they did. While explaining to the officers what had happened, one of them opened fire on Oyoma.
The crowd which had gathered seeing this got involved. The policeman said he suspected he stole the vehicle. If you know Festac, you would know it’s a small community. Passerby identified him as a member of the community.
When the police realized a mob was growing, they fled the scene. Word spreading now is that the policeman was drunk and off duty. This is not the first person being killed by the police. Its very sad this is still happening.
The IG’s son was involved in a crash, it’s news but someone’s child was murdered in cold blood and there is silence. Oyoma cannot die in vain. Let the authorities hear about it. Please forward to anyone you know. Broadcast this I beg of you. The blood of the innocent are being shed.”
