A police officer attached to the Otuocha Area Command in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, has reportedly shot and killed a youth in the area.
It was gathered that the youth
had a disagreement with the policemen at a checkpoint over N100, during which
one of them quickly pulled the trigger and shot him dead.
A source from Aguleri in
Anambra East Local Government Area, who brought this to the attention of our
reporter with a gory video of the youth’s dead body, said the police squad involved
was led by one Onyebuchi.
The incident happened on
Saturday and has greatly unsettled the area as youths protested the action of
the police.
It was however not clear if the
argument that led to the killing of the youth was payment of N100 bribe or
collection of balance for bribe already paid, but police authorities confirmed
the incident.
Reacting to inquiries, the
state police command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the command was
aware of it and had taken control.
He said: “The Police Officer
involved has been identified as Inspector Sani Suleiman.
“He has been disarmed and
detained for further investigations and internal disciplinarian procedures.”
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