A video showing the shooting of a suspect who had been restrained by a police officer attached to the Delta police command has surfaced on social media.
In the less-than-two-minute video, the male suspect is seen
sitting on the ground with his hands tied behind his back with a rope.
The suspect can be heard pleading with the police officers
not to shoot him, saying he was deceived by a friend who is residing in the
Sapele area of Delta state.
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Crying, the suspect said he would take the officers to the
friend’s house in Sapele.
“Officers, abeg, I go tell you everything. Na my friend
deceived me. E dey Sapele. I go carry you go the place,” the suspect begged the
officers in Pidgin English
As the suspect was pleading with the officers, one of them,
dressed in mufti, was seen cocking his rifle and then shooting directly at the
suspect.
Immediately, the suspect lay on the group as passers-by
watched the incident.
Afterwards, the police officers carried the body into a
Toyota Sienna vehicle with the inscription: “The Nigeria Police Force Effurun
Area Command, Uvwie”.
It was alleged that the suspect was found with a pistol. The
video has sparked outrage on social media.
POLICE REACT
In a statement on Tuesday, Bright Edafe, police spokesperson in Delta, identified the suspect as 28-year-old Mene Ogidi.
Edafe said the shooting of the suspect by a police officer
identified as Nuhu Usman led to Ogidi’s death.
He said Usman has been arrested and transferred to the state
police headquarters, Asaba, for necessary disciplinary action.
“The unfortunate incident occurred when operatives attached
to Area Command Effurun received credible intelligence from members of the
public regarding the deceased, who was reportedly apprehended while attempting
to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol with four rounds of
ammunition,” the statement reads.
“Police operatives were promptly deployed to the scene to
take the suspect into custody. However, the police officer leading the team,
ASP Nuhu Usman, in clear violation of Force Order 237 and the Standard
Operating Procedure of the Nigeria Police Force, discharged his firearm,
leading to the death of the suspect.
“Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police
directed the Area Commander, Effurun, to immediately arrest ASP Nuhu Usman and
transfer him to the State Headquarters, Asaba, for necessary disciplinary
action.
“The officer has since been queried and transferred to Force
Headquarters, Abuja, where he will appear before the Force Disciplinary
Committee, currently in session, for immediate disciplinary sanction and
prosecution.
“The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, psc, acipm, mnips, extends his sincere condolences to the family of the deceased, Mene Ogidi, and assures the bereaved family that the Command is fully committed to ensuring that justice is served.”
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