Commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators in Delta State under the umbrella of the Commercial Motorcycles and Tricycles Operators Association (COMTOA) have offered video footage and key digital evidence to the Nigeria Police Force to aid the identification and prosecution of suspects involved in the killing of their colleague, Chinaza Sunday. ​
The victim, identified as a registered commercial transport operator, was killed during political violence that erupted during a procession along Nnebisi Road, Asaba, on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The clash reportedly resulted in one fatality and left five others severely injured. ​
On Monday, November 9, 2026, members of COMTOA staged a peaceful protest, marching from Summit Road to the Delta State Police Command Headquarters in Asaba. Carrying placards and chanting slogans demanding justice, the demonstrators presented a formal petition to senior police executives. ​
Addressing senior officers on behalf of the association, Prince Okeoghene Miller Kingsley, a member of the COMTOA Board of Trustees, refuted claims that the deceased was involved in political thuggery or unlawful activity. ​”The young man that was murdered was at his duty post carrying out his legitimate duty, where he met his untimely death. Chinasa has not been an armed robber.
He has not been a thug or a political thug. Everybody you are seeing here is going about our lawful duties. We want to believe that we have confidence in the Nigerian Police that they will do justice to this issue and those persons should be brought to book.” ​Kingsley added that members of the association possessed video clips captured during the clash on Nnebisi Road, which they were prepared to submit to homicide investigators. ​
Receiving the petition on behalf of the command, ACP Adejo (representing the State Police Command) urged the operators to remain calm and warned against taking the law into their own hands. ​”We have received your petition. Sometimes self-help can become a serious problem. We sympathise with you; go home and rest because you will see results.
It is not going to be like other situations.”ACP Adejo stated. ​The State Police Command, via Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Bright Edafe, had previously disclosed that organizers of the November 7 procession, associated with opposition activities, were advised during a security meeting prior to the rally against holding an open street march along major thoroughfares. ​
The Delta State Government, through official statements, condemned the outbreak of violence and urged security agencies to conduct a thorough, independent investigation to bring all culprits to justice. Police investigations into the video evidence and the circumstances surrounding Chinaza Sunday’s death remain ongoing.
