There were confusing and contradicting testimonies at the public hearing held in Awka by the joint Senate Committees on Police Affairs and National Security Intelligence over the mystery bodies found floating on Ezu River, Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area on January 19. Also, the state police command has confessed that it was having a serious problem with the investigation of the incident, just as it condemned the haste in which the bodies were buried
People have refused to come up with useful information despite the pledge of N5 million reward by Governor Peter Obi to anybody that would offer useful lead to the incident.” Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ikeakor, had said he brought in pathologists to carry out autopsy on the bodies and that the three bodies taken away was by the authorisation of police, adding that the police pathologist was in the team that carried out the autopsy but added that the results were yet to be out as the pathologists took some sample tissues to laboratory.
At the hearing the MASSOB Director of Information, Uchenna Madu gave testimony and insisted that nine members of their movement handed over to SARS Awkuzu were missing and might be part of the bodies found floating in the river because police had neither released them nor arraigned them in court. He said for the shortness of information about the public hearing, he would have brought the family members, including wives and children of some of the alleged victims and promised to do so if given another opportunity.
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