{
  "id": 5764822,
  "title": "Two policemen remanded over death of Uniport graduate in Port Harcourt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/two-policemen-remanded-over-death-of-uniport-graduate-in-port-harcourt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T11:10:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/05/two-policemen-remanded-over-death-of-uniport-graduate-in-port-harcourt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two police officers, Alfred Louis and Michael Ejekwu, have been ordered to be held in remand at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre following the alleged killing of 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo. The order was issued by a Port Harcourt Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Obodo died on August 27 at Ada George Junction in Port Harcourt, after allegedly failing to stop when police flagged down his vehicle. Two other officers, Assistant Superintendent of Police Fabian Kpeanabari and Inspector Solomon Nworgu, are also involved in the case, but Kpeanabari was not brought before the court, while Nworgu remains at large. Chief Magistrate Helen Hardy declined to read the charges and did not take a plea. She subsequently ordered the remand of Louis and Ejekwu and directed that the case file be sent to the Chief Registrar for reassignment, with proceedings adjourned until September 22. The Nigerian Bar Association's chairman, Chinedu Maduba, questioned why only two of the dismissed officers were brought to court, stating that the other officer, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, has not been brought to court due to the need for his dismissal to be ratified by the Police Service Commission.",
  "summary": "Two police officers dismissed over the alleged killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo, have been ordered to be remanded at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre. The order was made on Thursday by a Port Harcourt Magistrates’ Court, where Corporal Alfred Louis and Police Constable Michael Ejekwu were brought before the court on […] Two policemen remanded over…",
  "key_points": [
    "Two police officers, Alfred Louis and Michael Ejekwu, remanded in Port Harcourt",
    "22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo, died on August 27",
    "Case adjourned until September 22, charges not read by Chief Magistrate Helen Hardy"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}