informed that some Bundu residents were killed by the
policemen.
46. No dead bodies were produced by any Bundu residents,
despite enquiries by the police or soldiers for the State
Criminal Investigation Department to carry out post-mortem
exercise.
47. Then, between the 20th and 26th of October, 2009, the
defendants saw publications
in the "Weekly
Star"
and
"Verite", containing photos of 2 dead people that were
alleged to have been killed in the Bundu incident.
48. Defendants state that this was a set-up, as one of the dead
persons
had earlier died by drowning and his par;ents
_,asked . the police to release
his corpse for burial
and
this was carried out.
49. That pursuant to the aforesaid Newspaper publications, the
then Attorney General of Rivers State, Ken Chikere Esq.,
wrote the police asking for detailed investigation on the
-
matter by the letter dated 9th November, 2009 and the police
replied that the death occurred from the Bundu incident by
the police report dated 23rd November, 2009 .
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