Friday, May 31, 2024 - The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested one of its officers who allegedly shot dead a 40-year-old electrician, Benalayefa Bako Asiayei, over N200 along the Azikoro Road in Yenagoa, the state capital on Tuesday, May 28.
The deceased who hailed from Bobougbene
community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State was said to be
returning to his home in his Sienna with a passenger in his front seat when he
encountered the trigger-happy officer attached to the Bayelsa State security
outfit, Operation Doo Akpo.
Residents of the area said trouble started
for the deceased when the officer stopped him and demanded N200 as their usual
collection package from motorists which he said he did not have. The residents
said the late electrician complained that he was carrying only one passenger
and cannot pay them any money. Eyewitnesses allegedd that the policeman in anger
cocked his gun and fired at him at point-blank range.
An in-law to the deceased who was closeby,
spotted the late Asiayei's car and corpse, raised the alarm which attracted
crowd to the scene. However, the erring policeman allegedly escaped in a patrol
van.
The police later took the corpse to the
Government House Hospital, Yenagoa and later to the Federal Medical Centre,
Yenagoa mortuary.
Reacting to the incident, the spokesperson
of the command, Musa Mohammed, said the killer cop had been identified, and
arrested and internal disciplinary action commenced.
“The officer has been arrested and disciplinary proceedings is ongoing'' he said
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