Police officer in custody after shooting suspect to death in Delta operation

The Delta State Police Command has moved against 1 of its officers pursuing the fatal shooting of a 28year aged fishy during an cognition successful Effurun.

The incident, which occurred connected April 26 2026, was confirmed successful a connection shared connected April 29 via the authoritative leafage of the Delta State Government.

According to the Command, operatives had acted connected quality indicating that the fishy identified arsenic Mene Ogidi, was attempting to waybill a parcel suspected to incorporate a Beretta pistol loaded with 4 rounds of ammunition.

Police said a squad was deployed to instrumentality him into custody, but the concern took a tragic crook erstwhile the serviceman starring the operation, ASP Nuhu Usman, allegedly discharged his firearm contrary to established procedures.

The changeable resulted successful the decease of the suspect.

The Command described the enactment arsenic a usurpation of operational guidelines, stressing that it does not condone extra-judicial conduct.

Following the incident, the Commissioner of Police successful the state, Yemi Oyeniyi ordered the contiguous apprehension of the officer, who was archetypal moved to the State Headquarters successful Asaba.

He has since been transferred to the Force Headquarters successful Abuja, wherever helium is expected to look disciplinary proc...