Anambra: Policeman murders taxi driver over N20

AWKA — A MOBILE police officer at a check point in the commercial town of Onitsha in Anambra State who killed a taxi driver yesterday for allegedly refusing to offer him N20 is to be dismissed and charged to court for murder.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Anambra State, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka, who confirmed the incident, said the police officer had been arrested and was being detained at the State Police headquarters in Awka.

According to the PPRO, the officer will be tried departmentally before beingtaken to court. He added that he was already on his way out of the police force.

The incident came barely one week after another police officer in the town shot dead a bus driver at the popular Upper Iweka, just as another police man shot a commercial driver at the old toll gate in Onitsha after tearing to pieces the driver’s license, which grounded movement for several hours, following a violent protests by commercial drivers who blocked the Express Way with their vehicles.

Yesterday’s incident, which occurred on the over – head bridge at the same Upper Iweka area along the Enugu-Onitsha Express Way at about 1 00 pm, threw passers-by into panic as some transporters who watched what happened went after the police team at the check point.

An eyewitness told Vanguard that the taxi driver was descending the fly-over when he ran into the police road block.

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Posted: at 26-06-2010 07:30 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero

wot sort of rubbish is dis nw,the gov knows dat these disguised thievs that call emself police men r doing someething wrong yet they let such act carry on.d gov should do some thing about this.

Posted: at 26-06-2010 08:52 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

God will never ever forgive that policeman

Posted: at 26-06-2010 09:05 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Na waooooo, naija police and money matter

Posted: at 26-06-2010 09:52 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

 

Posted: at 26-06-2010 10:30 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

Am off to Chad. @ list their policemen dont kill dem. this one na frustration abi wetin? N20!

Posted: at 26-06-2010 11:04 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

I know this case will not be serious, because of the bad politicians in naija that send them in that high way to rob as Mopol, that's bulshit, naija especialy our anambra is shit and corrupt zone..... let the young bandit start they work again by killin the criminal so called mopol by chekin point to chekin point

Posted: at 26-06-2010 11:28 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

they were given gun to protect the citizen and pursue/arrest the criminals,instead they turn the gun against the mases and allow the criminals to hv a free reign,posterity will hold them liable for all this neferous activities?

Posted: at 26-06-2010 11:49 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

na waa

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Posted: at 27-06-2010 01:05 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

It is a systemic problem

Posted: at 27-06-2010 01:30 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie