Another Senseless Killing By The Police

You are going to feel sorry for the masses again after
reading this.

Thirty-year-old first class graduate of Economics from the
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Moses Murtala Aminu was shot dead by a
constable with the Nigeria Police. Moses had on Sunday, left his No. 67 Ahmadu
Ahidjo Street, Narayi High Cost family residence for a party in Barnawa, Kaduna
State.

According to his friend and eyewitness, the police constable
who was identified as Alex Okpe was beating up Aminu’s girlfriend outside the
party venue when he tried to intervene. At that point, the constable got angry,
reached for his jeans trousers, brought out his gun and fired, killing Aminu on
the spot. The constable also shot in the air as he escaped on his motorcycle.

The killer policeman has been tracked down and arrested by
officers from the Barnawa Police Division.

The incident has also been confirmed by Femi Adenaike, the
Kaduna State Commissioner of Police and he said that it was true Alex Okpe was
arrested and he confessed to the killing on interrogation. He said that Okpe
claimed that he fired in ‘self-defence’ when Moses and his friends were trying
to fight him over his girlfriend. According to the Police, Okpe was not even
sent to Barnawa as at that time and he will be tried and dismissed if found
guilty.

“The suspect is in the cell and we have commenced investigation.
And if he is found guilty, we will give him an in-house trial and summary
dismissal so that he can face the law for homicide,”the police boss said.

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