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 (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
frankie55 at 26-06-2010 08:52 PM (14 years ago) (m)
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 (14 years ago) | Newbie
ammyjane at 26-06-2010 08:58 PM (14 years ago) (f)
it is the civilians that the police can kill easily but when they come across the bigger boys (robbers) they will run 40-40. let the blood of the man that was killed continue to tormet the police officer till he dies.
Posted: at 26-06-2010 08:58 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
alexanme at 26-06-2010 11:28 PM (14 years ago) (m)
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 (14 years ago) | Newbie
elechuks at 26-06-2010 11:49 PM (14 years ago) (m)
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 (14 years ago) | Newbie
WHT IS NIGERIA TUNING INTO:HW CAN PEOPLE BE KILLED BY THERE OWN PEOPLE:THE WORST IS THEY ARE KILLED BY POLICE MEN:GOD COME AD HELP THE POOR OH:BCUZ IS NOT NORMAL:WHT IS GOING ON IN NIGERIA:PLS GOD SAVE THE POOR:I JUST PITY THE POOR PEOPLE THAT ARE BE KILLED ;ALL IN THE NAME OF MONEY
Posted: at 27-06-2010 01:16 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
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