Tension has now enveloped the people of Njaba local government area, following the gruesome murder of an 18-year-old boy, Awuzie Duru by a trigger happy police officer.

The incident, which happened inside the premises of a new generation bank branch at Umuaka, saw the policeman shooting the boy for retaliating a slap from the policeman, whose identity could not be ascertained.

It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, December 1, when Awuzie (aka Aboy), who hailed from Isiozi Aka in the town, had gone to the bank to withdraw money from the bank’s ATM gallery.

One of the villagers, who witnessed the killing, told The Nation that when Awuzie joined the ATM line, other persons joined the queue behind him.

“They were on the queue when his (Awuzie’s) phone rang, he stepped out of the line to answer the call. When he came back the other person behind him took his position on the queue and tried to stop him from joining the queue again.

“This action was happening in the presence of this killer policeman and caused hot exchange of words between Awuzie and the guy that took his position on the queue while the policeman was there watching.

“The exchange of words between the two degenerated to fighting and in the process, the policeman who has been watching the scene came and started scolding Awuzie who was trying to maintain his position after answering his call.

“The boy told him, ‘you were here watching while we were exchanging words. Why scolding me now it has led to fighting?’ The policeman slapped him and the boy retaliated. In the process, the policeman cocked his gun and shot the boy, who died instantly”

The death of the boy, it was gathered, has stirred up tension in the town as the youths in the area are said to be planning an attack on the police station.

According to village sources, the youths had mobilised to attack the police station when some elders appealed to them to allow the police hierarchy handle the matter.

An elder in the area said: “I can tell you that the boys were not happy with the matter is that policeman killed the boy over an altercation. So, they had mobilised to burn down the station to show their anger and loss.

“But, some of us had to intervene because this kind of thing has happened here before about 15 years ago when some policemen caused the death of some people in Umuaka here and our youths burned down the police station. So we don’t want this kind of thing to happen anymore.

“Some of them are still planning to launch an attack but we’re still appealing to them”.

The state police commissioner, Rabiu Ladodo confirmed the incident, saying the command was doing everything possible to contain any further crisis that might arise from the incident.

Ladodo, who disclosed that the killer policeman had been arrested, said appropriate punishment would be meted out to him if he was found guilty.

The CP said “Yes, I’m aware that the youths mobilised to the police station, but I told my men that we must handle the matter community policing and professionally too. That’s why when the villagers came, we allowed them to express their grievance and we addressed the matter. We were very professional in handling the matter”.

https://thenationonlineng.net/police-officer-shoots-18-year-old-to-death-for-retaliating-slap/

Every security apparatus in this country has turned against the common masses, it's where the common man is is where they show their muscles, when they see the wife or children of polithifians they will turn to handbag carriers.

One day enough will be enough

Short of words

Police should be hanged

front page pls. we need justice
from SARS to DSS to the NPF
every uniform wants to kill Nigerians...
and we Yorubas still think KANU is wrong??
olopa oloriburuku

This country is going down!!!
I repeat!!!
This country is going down!! It seems they want to kill everybody

in such case justice wey dey live inside jungle wont have been a bad thing

if only d old fools were signing into law death penalty for police officers acting like fools dis morons will not change

Another day, the same story.

Another life cut short, the same story.

His only offence was being born into a country where every system and every institution is dysfunctional.
Where no one is held accountable for their actions. Where even the government flouts the law.

What depresses me more is that his death like others killed before him will be in vain. It won't spark a paradigm shift in the system. It won't inspire a national discourse.

Nobody will ask why is this happening? How can we stop this from happening again?

We will just continue living like everything is normal.

There was a country.

Surely, for doing all this rubbish to Nigerians, the government is insane.

"If he was found guilty"
You are mad sir.
Someone corked his gun aimed and shot an unarmed man and you are here saying if found guilty..

Police are they our friend or enemy?

okay

The boy is a stupid boy. That's how he slaps his elders otherwise why would he see a policeman old enough to be his father, in uniform and carrying AK 47 and he still went ahead to slap him. He's a foool.

By the way, why are there so many sowore thread and no Anthony Joshua thread today. Give us Anthony Joshua gist abeg.

Only wetin men in black abi

Nigeria my country... This is a reprehensible act and should be punished accordingly... Two of them made a mistake but one made the greatest... You don't lay your hands on law enforcers breakers anywhere in the world there are consequences... On the other side Only a mentally deranged person will retaliate a slap in the face with a bullet in the head... Not to talk of police officer.

Nigeria needs metal sanitation, cleansing and thorough washing.... Many are mad but few are roaming...

Why must he retaliate?...
Only a fool fights a man holding a gun..

Damnnnnn niggarrr


What da fuckkk
But those niggarrrs nor try at all
Fighting each other because of queue


"According to village sources, the youths had mobilised to attack the police station when some elders appealed to them to allow the police hierarchy handle the matter."

Well done elders
An eye for an eye we all become blind
Tooth for tooth we all become toothless

Anarchism; the government of oneself... Where everyman would be for himself...
We are there already, e just remain make we formalize am...
Better go and buy your guns...
The presidency, executive and judiciary don't give a fvck about you!!!
Fight your fight!!!...

Coward. You no fit fight teenager hand to hand. Bastard

Did the boy just landed from Yankee

Trigger happy police men everywhere

The police must be a northerner a southern office can't act such lawlessly. The police authority do send northern officers intentionally to d south to kill people nd also protect northerners in south incase if fracas happens between them nd their host communities

Now the guy who took his position which resulted to Altacation and the killing of the young boy has gone home happy.

Most times we just need to be sensitive and horn our ability to control our temper and let go when we meet some people who are devils in disguise. The are everywhere.

U slap person wey carry gun ?

That is stupid.

This is the need for us to be patient at all times.

All the idiots who hailed him for retaliating have gone back home while his family mourn him.

As for the Policeman, God's judgement await him.

hmmmn

Inside life

Hmm