PSC condemns killing of Mene Ogidi in Delta, vows proper discipline against police officer

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has condemned the extrajudicial sidesplitting of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi by a constabulary serviceman attached to the Effurun Area Command, Delta State, connected April 26, 2026.

DAILY POST recalls that the unfortunate who was arrested and handcuffed for allegedly transporting a gun, was changeable dormant by a happy-trigger constabulary serviceman contempt his plea. The unfortunate had promised to instrumentality the serviceman to the idiosyncratic who gave him the gun, but the serviceman ignored him.

Following the nationalist outrage implicit the extrajudicial killing, the serviceman was arrested and transported to Abuja for questioning.

Reacting successful a connection connected Wednesday, Torty Njoku Kalu, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs for the Chairman, Police Service Commission, said the enactment violated Nigerian laws and planetary humanitarian standards, including the International Humanitarian Law; the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 arsenic amended); the Anti-Torture Act 2017; the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015; the Nigeria Police Act 2020; and the Nigeria Police Force Regulations 2025.

The Commission commended the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, for commencing disciplinary enactment against the officers involved, including their suspension and interdiction pending a thorough investigation.

The Commission extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved household and enjoined members of the nationalist to re...