Police Officer Kills Groom 3 Days To His Wedding In Anambra State

A Lagos based businessman identified as Sam Belonwu Dim pictured above left, was killed by a drunk police sergeant on Sunday, December 27, at Uruagu Nnewi, three days to his own wedding.

According to a report by Sunday Sun, the deceased had gone for a wedding of one of his In-laws when he encountered the drunk police officer who killed him. Father of the deceased, Chief Lazarus Dim while narrating what transpired said his son had reluctantly agreed to attend the wedding of an inlaw. Sam had received a call from a friend of his identified as Eloka who convinced him to attend the wedding.

Reluctantly, Sam attended the tradition­al wedding with one of his friend, Sunday Oguego. On arrival at the ceremony, Elo­ka received him and Oguego and as Sam was about to sit down under a canopy set up outside for guests, a mobile police sergeant just pointed his gun at Sam and shot him. The bullet went through his heart and exited from the back. At the sound of the gunshot, everybody scampered for safety, including Eloka, who invited Sam to the event.

It was Oguego who summoned the courage and began shouting for help when Sam slumped. As the bullet exited through Sam’s back, it hurt another person, who miraculously survived, and was said to have responded to treatment in a hospital. Till date, no one knows the reason why the police sergeant shot at the deceased.

Chief Dim is demanding the Nigeria police to launch a full scale investigation into the matter and fish out the sergeant that shot his son. He lamented the way police and other security agents were allowed to carry guns freely at ceremonies.

He charged the Inspector General of Police to look into this anomaly, querying: “Why should the number of police escorts at many events be more than the number of invited guests?” Since the tragic incident hap­pened, the Sam’s would-be-bride has been inconsolable. At the fami­ly home of her late groom, she has been speechless and downcast.

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Posted: at 3-01-2016 09:25 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Can you see kind of police we have in this country.

Posted: at 3-01-2016 10:53 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

This one get at it be ooo

Posted: at 3-01-2016 11:37 AM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

Nobody will say anything, if its d son a politician d IGP would come out himself bcos he's sure d amount of money that will be deposited in his account. But whoever that shot this guy no matter what shall be eating by maggots alive.

Posted: at 3-01-2016 12:37 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

yeah in this case,  it merited to said that. Welcome to zoo & baboons and monkeys policemen.

Posted: at 3-01-2016 12:59 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I hear about this news ' from a  close source in Nigeria , I was speechless '

Posted: at 3-01-2016 04:12 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie

It is very bad that the police that was went to secure peoples life & property is now working the opposit. IG take note for this is not the first the second or the third times these urgly insedent are happening. Am advising the deceased family to sue the IG of police with out delay if the culprites is no were to be found. Let this  be a lesson to other law enforcement agents to stop drinking while on duty. I sympatise with the girl that is to marry few days to come as well as the deceased family. REST IN PEACE MY MAN ....  Nigerian POLICE! POLICE!! POLICE!!!

Posted: at 3-01-2016 05:21 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

There should be strict laws guarding against officers  drinking while on duty na. This is too bad na.

Posted: at 3-01-2016 06:18 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Jt like dat??? walk up to d guy and shot him without any confrontation, argument or quarrel? There's more yo dis than we know. Beside wats Arase doing to all dis happy trigger policemen we have now o. If pple take laws to their hand by killing police now then they will sit up.

Posted: at 3-01-2016 07:31 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

God is watching

Posted: at 7-01-2016 09:09 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac