The Delta State Police Command said the extrajudicial killing of a suspect by one of its officers, identified as Nuhu Usman has no clear explanation for the incident adding that “spirituality may not be far from it.
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Bright Edafe, stated this during a live interview on television on Wednesday, adding that the command was still struggling to understand what led to the officer’s action.
“Since my six years of public relations, this is my most difficult moment. Because having an incident that cannot be explained is very difficult. There is no explanation for this. That policeman, I just don’t get what I would say was wrong with him. Police cannot attribute the problem to spirituality, but that may not be far from it. Because that is the only explanation one can give to what he did,” Edafe stated.
Penpushing further reports that it would be recalled that the incident which occurred on Sunday, April 26, 2026, involved Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to the Area Command, Effurun, in Delta State.
The command on Tuesday in a statement said the deceased, Mene Ogidi, 28, was apprehended while attempting to waybill a parcel suspected to contain a Beretta pistol with four rounds of ammunition.
Penpushing also reports that Edafe stated that the police operatives were deployed to the scene to take the suspect into custody, stressing that the officer leading the team Nuhu Usman in clear violation of Force Order 237 and the Standard Operating Procedure of the Nigeria Police Force, discharged his firearm, leading to the death of the suspect.
The video drew heavy attention across social media and news platforms, while the Nigeria Police Force has maintained that it will not tolerate extrajudicial actions by its personnel, while assuring that due process will be followed in handling the case.
Penpushing reports that the Delta State Police Command has, however, commenced internal disciplinary processes over the incident, which has already led to the arrest of the officer involved and his transfer to Abuja for further investigation.
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