Alleged N20 Bribe: Police Kill Two Brothers

THERE was pandemonium in Okitipupa, Ondo State, following the alleged killing of two brothers by a policeman.

A witness said the policeman who was on foot patrol around Kajola street junction in the town allegedly demanded a N20 bribe from one of the victims who was an okada rider.

It was learnt that the okada rider, who was accosted at about 9.15 p.m, on Thursday, explained to the policeman that he did not work on the fateful day.

The refusal of the okada rider, simply identified by Osare, to oblige, it was gathered, provoked the policeman and he allegedly shot him in the chest.

Following the development, the allegedly drunk policeman also shot sporadically and indiscriminately to scare away those around the vicinity, while the victim was left fighting for his life.

The sound of the gunshots however attracted some youths in the town to the scene of the incident, while the said policeman took to his heels.

The youths later took the victim to a nearby hospital where he was confirmed dead.

When the news of Osare’s death was broken to his family members on Friday morning, his younger brother, identified as Robinson, rushed to the police station in anger to ascertain the cause of his brother’s death.

On his arrival at the station, Robinson was said to have engaged the policemen on duty in a hot argument and threatened to report the matter to his cousin who is a  colonel in the Nigeria Army.

Meanwhile, the youths had stormed the police station with dangerous weapons demanding the head of the killer policeman.

One of the policemen in the station also shot sporadically to scare away the irate mob but in the process Robinson was hit by a stray bullet and he died on the spot, while three other people were injured.

The irate mob, it was gathered, made several attempts to set the station ablaze but were prevented by the timely intervention of the Divisional Police Officer in the area and the traditional ruler in Idepe-Okitipupa, Oba Michael Obatuga who assured them that justice would be done on the matter.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Aremu Adeniran (DSP), confirmed the incident, saying the command had brought the situation under control.

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When oš the govt going to make it ilegal to drink alcohol while police officers are on duty?

manmustwac:

When oš the govt going to make it ilegal to drink alcohol while police officers are on duty?

Alcohol or not,POLICE is a CURSED profession.

horrible

who will save naija from thieves I mean men of the armed forces

Nigeria: A Land Of Unbelievable Exploits

God

Very pathetic.Imagine 2 brothers of the same parents dying under the same circumstance. It's only in Naija that one hears this kind of story. Nigerian policemen are all useless.

God have mercy on us.

this is really crazy. that's why i prefer people should adopt the mute and kill option, the only disadvantage of that is that the victim will not get to the know the crime he or she is being killed for.

Alcohol + Nigerian Police + bribe = very bad idea

stories like this happen very often in this country, Tha IG need to do something as a matter of emergency. killing  someone over N20 is just unthinkable, police have made human liveto be worh less than N20. Nigerians need to take bold steps to address these izsues.

This is horrible.

Bad eggs must be flush out form the force

So human life in naija is now worth 20 naira,what a useless country,why they can't just scrap the police force,all they do is cause pain and havoc.
May their souls RIP.

This is really concerning and incidents like this should be stopped. Perhaps Nigeria might have a body that monitors police operations in the Country ( I know they have the police commission that manages them). This independent body should be carrying out breath test etc at random. I do not think the nation can sustain with this level of issues from the Police.

It is difficult to argue that they should not be armed because of the level of robberies in the country. The problem in most case is that the arms they have is a problem to the public and not a deterrent to criminal activities like robberies etc. I think this deserves a national debate and a way forward.

imo i think the only solution to all these 20 naira killings is a total & outright bann of the usage of 20naira note. Nothing shouldd be sold or bought for 20 naira in naija

~Bluetooth:

Alcohol or not,POLICE is a CURSED profession.

In Nigeria you mean.In other climes,the police force is a highly regarded profession.As per the topic,i'm at a loss on what to say.Two brothers gone just like that,so so sad

NA THEIR WAY NA , RUBBISH PROFESSION

insensible Police

N20 = $0.125

All policemen should be killed in this country,

Bad News

2 brothers gone just like that?'cos of a miserable green naira note?

This country have been rejected even by satan.

The best thing is to send all police men to farm land for farming.

Nigerian govt. should replace police with Nig. Civil Defense Corp.

so sad,weeping for Nigeria. security of lives n property =0. what is keeping d police reform? what? The IG should save d nation of ds menace by getting rid of ds uneducated,trigger-happy, hooligans.we r tired of repeating ds ugly sad news n worse still when two brothers r involved. My heart goes out to d family.

I said it that government should make their uniform without pocket

they were already cursed

i dnt lyk jumpin 2 d conclusn dt policemen re disgruntld elements. but wen issues lyk dis happen, den am left wiv no choice dan 2 do so. armed robbers in black paramilitary uniform! GOD wil punish all d bad eggs among dem. i also hope d 20 naira-killers are brought 2 justice nd wud nt jst b anoda story of 'was unjustly-killed-by-d-police-cos-of-20 naira' swept unda d carpet!

Nigerian Police

may thier soul rest in peace