The Anambra State Police Command has clarified that the physique of the late actor, Junior Pope, was not buried by the riverside and due to this fact not “exhumed”, opposite to insinuations making the rounds.
The spokesman for the state command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this after inquiries by our correspondent on Sunday, including that the corpse was deposited on the morgue.
Ikenga mentioned the command whereas looking for data on whether or not the recovered our bodies, together with Junior Pope, have been buried by the riverside, the place the boat accident occurred, found that three of the deceased households accepted that the victims must be buried beside the river.
5 individuals, together with Junior Pope, Abigail Frederick, Valuable Oforum, and Joseph Anointing, died when their boat carrying 12 crew members capsized on the Anam River in Anambra West Native Authorities Space of the state final Wednesday.
On Saturday, the police command mentioned the 2 boat operators conveying the late actor have been arrested. It additionally mentioned the producer of the film, Adanma Luke, voluntarily turned herself into the police.
There have been rumours that the physique of the late actor was amongst these buried by the Riverside the place the boat accident occurred however later exhumed.
However reacting, Ikenga mentioned, “The command on an inquiry concerning the unconfirmed data that the recovered our bodies together with Junior Pope have been buried by the riverside the place the boat accident occurred, found that three of the deceased households accepted that the sufferer must be buried beside the river.
“However later, the household of one of many victims determined to exhume the physique to be given a correct burial in her state whereas the opposite two have been nonetheless buried there.
“Additionally, Junior Pope and one different are nonetheless within the morgue and awaiting the deceased household’s funeral preparations, Please let’s be guided.
“In the meantime, the producer of the film and the 2 boat drivers’ statements have been obtained, and different vital actions/strikes already emplaced by the operatives as directed by the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Aderemi Adeoye.
“That is to find out the legal legal responsibility of any particular person, if any, within the mishap.”
He assured Nigerians that nothing could be swept underneath the carpet regarding the investigation of the incident.