Police Detain Officers For Shooting Vigilante Leader

Police officers who shot a vigilante leader in Idjerhe kingdom, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta state have been detained by the state Police Command.

This was made known by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Saturday in Asaba, the state capital.

The statement condemned the act by the officers.

He said, “The command is aware of a publication making rounds in some sections of the media of an alleged shooting by policemen at Idjerhe kingdom in Ethiope West LGA.

“The Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department, to commence a full-scale investigation into the incident, and the officers involved have been identified and detained, while an internal disciplinary action has been initiated.

“The CP wishes to reiterate that it’s not in the character of the command to trample on the rights of citizens, assault, or use their rifles without recourse to Force Order 237.”

The statement noted that the CP assured members of the public that the officers concerned would be decisively dealt with, following the extant laws as stipulated in the Police Act and regulations. to serve as a deterrent to others.

The police boss noted that such conduct by officers of the command would not be tolerated under his watch.

He appealed to members of the public, particularly indigenes of Idjerhe Kingdom, and the families of the injured vigilantes who are currently receiving treatment to remain calm, and assured them of justice.