Sunday, December 08, 2024 -A yet-to-be-named trigger-happy police officer has shot dead a youth
alleged to be a 100-level student of the Delta State University
of Science and Technology.
The incident happened
at Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The victim, identified
as Emeka Odogwu, 17, was shot in his head by the trigger-happy police officer
on December 6th, 2024, over an incident involving shooting fireworks.
In the melee of
argument, the police corked his rifle and fired at close range the youth on his
head, killing him instantly.
A police source in
Ozoro said the Area Commander Ozoro, ACP Zakari Mohammed on hearing the sad
news was furious and ordered the arrest and detention of the erring police
officer.
The police source,
however, debunked that the victim was a student.
“The boy is from
Ndokwa but he is not a student of the school. The parents have come to give
statements.”
Delta State Police
Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Bright, Edafe confirmed the
incident.
He said, “Confirmed
and the policeman has been identified and detained.”
The ugly incident was said to heightened tension in the University town with many complaining about the unprofessional attitude of many junior police officers
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