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THE true motive for the killing of popular businessman, Godfrey “Sagga” Scipio, now appears to be execution instead of robbery as investigators discovered it may be linked to the recapture of notorious prison escapee, Royden Williams.
Scipio was a popular vendor at the Berbice bus park and the prison escapee was caught in a minibus at Weldaad, West Coast Berbice, on October 9 after joining a minibus at the Berbice bus park.
Police Corporal Derwin Eastman, one of the policemen fingered in the murder, turned himself in at CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, on Thursday afternoon.
Reports indicate that Eastman is now the fourth police rank to be questioned for the killing. October last, Aubrey Bobb, 26, of Kitty, Georgetown, who had been released from prison this year after serving a sentence for robbery under arms, has been charged with the murder of the businessman. Scipio, 58, was shot dead on October 12, 2017, shortly after leaving a Kitty hotel. He was also robbed of a gold
chain.
The alleged murderer is said to have claimed that the police corporal who is an intelligence rank provided him with the firearm that was used to kill Scipio.
“Good Day all, God is in charge, all will be well, I am innocent of the allegation,” Eastman posted on his Facebook page on Thursday.
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The Guyana Police Force is in dire need of an overhaul from top to bottom. Evidence presented to the COI inquiry panel led by Paul Slowe, pointed fingers to top brasses of the GPF not handling intelligence nor responding to the info gathered as serious. Clearly, the Commissioner of Police while on leave handling the matter extremely poorly. Between the Crime Chief and the Assistant Commissioners who were fed intel of the plot also handled the matter poorly for so called law enforcement professionals. Each and every one of the top brasses of the GPF need to be reevaluated individually. Recommendations based on the evaluation should include demotions and dismissal.
With regards to junior members to the force involvement in orchestrating crimes with criminals that needs to be dealt with seriously and examples should be made of all guilty. How on earth can policemen be involved in such criminal activities of giving criminals guns to rob and kill citizens of the country in which the swore to protect. If top brasses cannot properly lead and enforce the laws the swore to protect how can they discipline junior ranks.
A general over haul of the GPF is needed and with the retirement of the current commissioner is very soon this is the time that the president, prime minister and security minister should be looking for a no non sense replacement who will restore dignity and trust to GPF. I am also in favour of the next commissioner coming from the GDF. Order and trust needs to be restored and the time is now with the facts gathered and with what is currently happening.