The Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has announced the dismissal of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nuhu Usman and other officers found culpable in the unlawful killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State.
He added that the affected officers will also face prosecution following their dismissal from service.
Disu disclosed while addressing newsmen at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.
He described the April 26 incident, which led to the death of Ogidi, as “criminal and unprofessional,” stressing that such conduct has no place in the police force.
The IGP disclosed that the principal suspect, ASP Usman, alongside other officers involved, have been transferred from the Delta State Command to Abuja to face disciplinary proceedings.
He said the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) immediately took up the case, while three inspectors were subjected to an Orderly Room Tribunal.
According to Disu, investigations established that ASP Usman violated Force Order 247, which regulates the use of firearms, as well as standard operating procedures.
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