Lawmaker Duakpemi Kunu demands independent investigation into the custodial death of his brother, Liberty Kunu, calling for transparency and justice

Duakpemi Kunu Gift, leader of the Warri North Local Government Legislative Arm, has called on the Delta State Government to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of his brother, Liberty Kunu, team leader of the SOS security vigilante group.

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The demand was made in a statement on Tuesday.

Liberty Kunu reportedly died while in police custody following his arrest over alleged robbery.

Gift, however, maintained that his brother was innocent and had a history of collaboration with security agencies.

According to Gift, the Delta State Police Command was misled into labelling his brother a gun runner and robbery suspect.

He stressed the need for a transparent, independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Kunu’s death.

“I am deeply pained and compelled to speak out over the unjust killing and subsequent false labeling of my younger brother, Commander Liberty, who sacrificed his life in service to the security of Delta State,” Gift said.

Gift added that the Delta State Government and Police Command have failed to investigate properly and instead issued statements posthumously tarnishing his brother’s reputation.

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The Delta Police Command had earlier linked Kunu’s death to alleged criminal activities, a claim his family strongly disputes.