– The naval officer reportedly shot the motorcycle
rider, Muhammed Idachaba, multiple times in Idah, Kogi
state

– It is believed that the naval officer carried out the act
following a previous encounter with the motorcycle
rider

– NOPRIN is insisting that the alleged naval officer
must be sacked and handed over to the police for
prosecution

Forty-nine civil society organisations under the aegis of
the Network on Police Reforms in Nigeria (NOPRIN) are
asking the chief of naval staff (CNS) to immediately
commence the prosecution of a naval officer who shot
a motorcycle rider, popularly called okada, multiple
times.

Muhammed Idachaba was allegedly shot many times by a naval officer in Idah, Kogi state on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

The coalition wants Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas to
sack the culprit and hand him over for prosecution.

Okechukwu Nwanguma, the head of NOPRIN, in a letter
to the headquarters of the Nigerian Navy and made
available to NAIJ.com, related the incident as follows:

1. That the motorcycle rider was riding from Sabon Gari
are of Idah when the Navy Officer identified as Navy
Commander Otuh Bassey who is said to be the
Assistant Commandant, Idah Naval Post attempted to
shove him off the road with his Pathfinder SUV.
Because the road was bad, the motorcycle rider felt that
the Naval Officer was trying to manoeuvre through the
potholes.

2. That however, a little distance ahead, the Okada rider
met the same Naval Officer parked by the road side, and
as he passed, the Naval Officer pursued him furiously,
double-crossed him and forced him to a stop.

3. That the Naval Officer, who was carrying a girl in his
SUV, came out from his car and ordered the Okada rider
to park his bike, and he obeyed.

4. That next, the Naval Officer ordered him to kneel
down and he also obeyed, and he then ordered him to
do ‘frog jump’ and he stoop and started to ‘frog jump’.

5. That as he was ‘frog jumping’, the Naval Officer
asked him if he remembered what he told him during the last state assembly re-run election at Ogegele, that he promised that he was going to waste him any moment, and that the time has come.

6. That at this point, the Naval Officer drew his pistol
and started to shoot the boy and that he shot him
several times until the boy fell in a poll of his own blood.

7. That believing that the Okada rider was dead, the
Naval Officer entered his SUV and drove on and headed
to a motor park where he dropped off the girl he was
carrying in his car and left.

8. That unknown to the Naval Officer, a plain cloth
police officer was by the corner and witnessed the
whole incident.

9. That the police officer trailed the Naval Officer to the
motor park, and as he dropped off the girl and left, the
police officer arrested the girl and took her to the police
station.

10. That the girl then called the Naval Officer from the
police station and informed him about her arrest and he
arrived at the police station where he made statement
claiming that he did not shoot the boy on purpose.

11. That the okada rider was taken to Federal Medical
Centre, Lokoja. But the medical centre workers were on
strike.

The group said the victim is now scheduled for surgery.
NOPRIN said it was gross abuse of power as well as
disgraceful to the image and professional integrity of
the navy for its officer to brazenly shoot at anyone with
a service rifle.

It urged “the chief of naval staff to order an impartial
investigation into the unprofessional and discreditable
conduct of the naval officer with a view to subjecting him to appropriate disciplinary action.
“He should be dismissed and handed over to the police for prosecution.”

https://www.naij.com/927295-revealed-chilling-details-naval-officer-shot-motorcycle-rider-photos.html

d naval dude shot d guy cos of a girl! that police man was brave with fear.........

Terrible

The nigerian military is a mess.

I hope d chief of naval staff will bring him out to face d rot of d law

Some people feel that they are above the law in this country.

Flexherbal:
Some people feel that they are above the law in this country.

I pray justice prevail cos they're misusing their power to d poor masses so much

The naval officer will go free

Mark my words

Unless Na another country be dis

izzou:
The naval officer will go free

Mark my words

Unless Na another country be dis

Anyway is possible in naija as long as corruption is concern