Delta police confirms arrest of ASP over k!lling of unarmed suspect

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Usman Nuhu, following the alleged k!lling of a 28-year-old suspect, Mene Ogidi, in Effurun, Delta State

The incident reportedly happened on Sunday but gained public attention after a video showing the suspect being restrained before he was shot surfaced online on Tuesday.

In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, the officer has been taken into custody and transferred to the Force Headquarters in Abuja for disciplinary proceedings.

Also speaking on the matter, Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, said the deceased suspect was arrested at the Benin Motor Park along the Warri–Sapele Expressway after allegedly attempting to send a parcel suspected to contain a pistol.

According to him, the arrest followed intelligence received by operatives of the Effurun Area Command.

“Preliminary reports indicate that operatives attached to the Effurun Area Command responded to credible information from Benin Motor Park along the Warri–Sapele Expressway regarding a suspect apprehended by members of a transport union while attempting to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol with four rounds of ammunition,” he said.

Placid added that the situation escalated during attempts to take the suspect into custody.

“While efforts were being made to take the suspect into lawful custody, the team leader, ASP Nuhu Usman, discharged his firearm in clear violation of extant regulations, resulting in the d.eath of the suspect,” he added.

He further stated that the Inspector-General of Police has ordered the immediate transfer of the officer and other members of his team to Abuja for further investigation and disciplinary action.

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