Police React as Officer Shoots Suspect in Public, Video Trends

• The Police in Delta state have reacted to the public execution of a suspect by one of its officers on Tuesday, April 28
• Bright Edafe, the spokesperson of the Delta state police command, said that the officer involved has been arrested and transferred to the headquarters for disciplinary action
• The deceased was reportedly arrested by the police while trying to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol with four rounds of ammunition

The Delta police command has condemned the public execution of a suspect by a police officer in the Area Command Effurun of the state.

Providing an update on the matter, the police disclosed that the officer had been arrested and transferred to the force headquarters for disciplinary action.

The suspect, identified as Mene Ogidi, was reportedly arrested while attempting to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol with four rounds of ammunition.

According to the statement by Bright Edafe, the spokesperson of the Delta state police command, "the police officer leading the team, ASP Nuhu Usman, in clear violation of Force Order 237 and the Standard Operating Procedure of the Nigeria Police Force, discharged his firearm, leading to the death of the suspect."

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In a viral video of the moment, Ogidi was seen being tied with a rope before he was shot by the officer, a development that has led to outrage by Nigerians.

Delta: Reactions as police officer shoots suspect

Nigerians have started expressing their view about the killing. Below are some of their comments:

Frank Nero said that all the officers in the team should rot in jail:

"In a sane country, all those officers will rot in jail, but trust Nigerian politicians, what they just did, which they have been doing, is guaranteed promotion for more brutality in the upcoming elections. They will use them to commit more atrocious activities, but with more care."

John Femi alleged that the officer was trying to hide the truth by shooting the suspect:

"Omo, this officer is obviously hiding the truth and doesn’t want the suspect confessing, because what the hell is this? Every day I see a reason to hate NPF, and may the Government never pay your pensions, continue spending and living on illegal arrest and bills."

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Ekene expressed the confidence that the police might be covering some truth:

"I believe the police might be covering something secret, which may be why they executed him so fast. Because the man was screaming with a loud voice to show them something, but they ignored him."

Aramide condemned indiscriminate killings by Nigerian security agencies:

"A few days ago, there were some soldiers going into a corps member's house and shot him in his bedroom, claiming accidental discharge. Today again, the police shot a suspect who was going to use a gun, according to the statement made. I personally feel that the officer might be trying to cover."

You can see the video of the incident on X here:

Police speak as Adamawa pastor killed

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Adamawa state police command has confirmed the killing of a pastor, Emmanuel Ezeoikwe, on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

SP Suleiman Nguroje, the spokesperson of the state police command, said that the pastor was killed at his residence in Zina village, Song LGA of the state.

The assailants were said to have visited the village at about 12.30 am and shot the pastor, as recounted by the villagers.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng