Evelyn Asiayei, the widow of Banalayefa Asiayei, a driver from Bayelsa, recounted a harrowing incident where her husband was allegedly shot by a policeman. She revealed that an eyewitness, who was present in the car with her husband, informed their family about the sequence of events. According to this witness, after the policeman shot her husband, he briefly exited the vehicle to look at him, then got back into the car and drove away. The eyewitness managed to note down the van’s plate number quickly.
In an interview with The Punch News, Evelyn said, “According to my in-laws, one of the passengers was still in the vehicle when the policeman shot my husband. The eyewitness told them everything that happened, and they became angry. They took the body to the gate of the government house. They had to. At first, the policemen there asked them how they were so sure that it was an officer attached to the state security outfit, Operation Doo Akpo, who shot him, as many people were patrolling Azikoro Road, where my husband was killed.”
She continued, “My husband’s family told them an eyewitness had given them the van number. According to the eyewitness, after shooting my husband, the policeman got out, looked at him, then got back into their vehicle and drove off. As they were driving, the eyewitness quickly wrote down the van number. So, my husband’s family gave the van number to the officers at the gate, and they made a call.”