A police officer on escort duty shot and killed Obhafuoso in Uromi, Edo State, according to the information that is currently available.
On August 13, 2022, a police officer is claimed to have shot erratically at a social event, striking the 28-year-old graduate who was then there.
The victim's older brother, Michael, stated that the family demanded justice in a Monday interview with reporters in Benin City, the capital of Edo State.
Michael expressed disappointment that nothing had been heard about the matter despite paying at least N230,000 and sending a petition to the Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone 5 on August 17, 2022 through their lawyer, with a copy submitted to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba.
He said that although N30,000 had been paid for the police to attend his brother's autopsy, another N200,000 had been paid as a "mobilisation fee" to the investigating police officer.
He said: “We want justice for my late brother.
“I forwarded a petition to AIG Zone 5 on August 17, 2022 and till now, nothing has been done on the matter.
“They charged me a mobilisation fee of N200,000, which I paid to the IPO in charge of the case.
“They promised to arrest the officer, but they have not done that till date.
“My late brother was buried two weeks after the incident, that is, two days after an autopsy was conducted.
“My brother was killed one month after his graduation from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, where he studied Business Administration.”
Michael called on Baba to prevail on the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5 to investigate the killing.
In the petition to the IG, the family, through their lawyer, Olayiwola Afolabi, alleged that the police had been dragging foot on the investigation of the case.
The family said on August 13, 2022, Godsent accompanied his master, Augustine Iyoha, to Uromi for the burial of the latter’s mother-in-law.
One Mr. Sunday was said to have later arrived with a policeman from the Area Command, Inspector S. O. Ayemere.
While the victim was reportedly doing a video recording of the party and assisting Iyoha to collect money being sprayed on him, the policeman allegedly released gunshots, which hit a cameraman and Godsent, who was pronounced dead at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital.