The Delta State Police Command has said that the policeman who sh0t and k!lled a suspect in Effurun, as captured in a viral video, will be tried for m#rder.
The spokesperson of the Command, Bright Edafe, who disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, April 29, said the cop, identified as ASP Nuhu Usman, had been moved to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to face disciplinary action.
Edafe said that the officer acted unprofessionally and likened his violent action to one that could not be explained unless from a “spiritual attack.”
When asked why Usman’s face was covered in the press statement issued by the Command announcing his arrest, Edafe said it was the professional thing to do.
The extra-judicial killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi by the ASP has sparked outrage online.
According to the police, the incident occurred on April 26, 2026, when operatives attached to Area Command Effurun acted on intelligence that the deceased had been apprehended while allegedly attempting to waybill a parcel containing “a Beretta pistol with four rounds of ammunition.”
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”.
Watch the video from hi intervie below
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