Rivers court frees 12 in police inspector’s murder, awards N1m each

A Rivers State High Court has discharged and acquitted 12 individuals accused of killing Police Inspector Christiana Erekere during a stop-and-search encounter in 2024. Justice Augusta Chukwu ruled that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, awarding ₦1 million each to the freed defendants for unlawful detention. While...