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A yet to be identified man allegedly slumped and died around Rumuigbo axis of Porthacourt.
It was gathered that the people around didn’t help before he died slowly. when asked why they said they are afraid of what police likely outcome will bring for anyone who tried to help.
photos of the yet to be identified man has been sent to the police public relations officer Grace Iringe-Koko for possible identification and evacuation of the corpse
A source, who gave her name simply as Grace narrated that when the said man fell that he struggled to stand for awhile without help.
Grace said passersby who gathered around the man were only taking pictures instead of helping to save the situation.
She said: “This afternoon, the man was walking by the roadside, later he fell down. Some people gathered around him. He was struggling to stand up but he couldn’t. He later died.
“No body knew him. People were afraid to touch him, because if police come now they may arrest you for questioning. So nobody wanted problem. The man died there.”
When contacted, the spokesperson of the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, said police are aware of the incident, adding that it has ordered investigation into the death.
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