A final year student of the Department of Mass Communication, Uyo City Polytechnic, Nduetong Oku, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Imo Ekanem, has been allegedly shot dead by a Policeman over the victim’s refusal to give N100 bribe.

According to report that reaching TORIMILL , the deceased was shot dead by the policeman at his hometown, Nkek, in Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, while he was on errand using his mother’s motorcycle.

An eyewitness, Usung Simeon, told TORIMILL correspondent on Monday that Ekanem was killed by one of the policemen attached to the special squad the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zubairu Muazu, sent to the area to confront recurrent cult activities.

Simeon said the policemen stopped and searched Ekanem but they did not find anything incriminating thing with him and added that the policemen demanded N100 from him, but his refusal to part with the money led to the policeman killing him.

He said;
“He was shot dead after a heated argument with one of the policemen attached to the special squad sent by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zubairu Muazu, to fight recurrent cult activities in our LGA.

“Because the activities of the cultists are always carried out with the use of motorbikes, the police have been conducting stop-and-search operations. So, they just stopped him and subjected him to a search, but nothing was found on him.

“We were surprised that the police demanded for N100 bribe.
“His refusal to part with the money infuriated one of the policemen, who cocked his gun and shot him at close range.”

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Chukwu Ikechukwu, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, denied that Ekanem was killed by his refusal to give the police N100 bribe.

Ikechukwu said what he first heard was that the deceased was trying to collect the rifle from the policeman, who shot and killed him in self-defence.

He said;
“The matter was not about N100 issue, though the police is still investigating the case.

“After our meeting today (Monday), the CP has directed the Area Commander, Ikot Ekpene, to transfer the matter to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Ikot Akpanabia, for thorough investigation,”

He said everything necessary would be done to ensure that justice is served.

http://www.torimill.com/2017/09/policeman-allegedly-kills-final-year.html

Lalasticlala Fynestboi Mynd44

Nigeria Police self, I don't just understand!

and Why the guy no just give the police 100naira and stay alive, sometime the things we value do not even value us!

And which one come be TORIMILL again?

There are people you never argue with. A Nigerian police or robber armed with a gun. The police will always defend her officer and turn everything on you

Just tell me why they no go dey drink anyhow till they get their self drunk to the extend that they go sleep inside gotter, na people like this head dey puinsh them. You hardly see police may him life better, just because of this their stupid behaviour

what a piry,he should have given the police what he wanted but he wanted to prove stubborn,am sure he was very stingy when he was alive

what a piry,he should have given the police the 100naira but he wanted to prove stubborn,am sure he was very stingy when he was alive

100naira is more valuable than the citizen the NPF were set out to protect