The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed a Police Inspector, Ubi Ebri, for killing a young man in Asaba, the capital of Delta State recently.
It was gathered that the disgraced police officer shot at 26-year-old man, Onyeka Ibe, with the aim of killing the businessman on April 5, 2023, along Ugbolu-Illah Road of the state over the victim’s refusal to give a bribe of N100.
Ebiri and his colleagues fled the scene after he shot at his victim but he was later identified by the command.
The deceased, who was a phone seller in the popular Ogbeogonogo Market in the state, was said to have rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, but was confirmed dead on arrival.
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Angry youths around the place where the crime was committed reportedly paraded the victim’s corpse on the streets to show their anger.
The incident was also reported to have caused tension in the part of the oil state as the angry youths were said to have asked the command to release the police officer that shot the businessman dead to them for actions.
However, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, on Tuesday said that the trigger-happy police officer has been dismissed.
The Police spokesman said Inspector Ebri will be charged to court today, Wednesday.
“Ubi Ebri has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police force and will be charged to court Wednesday, April 19, 2023,” the statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, read.