Thirty-year-old first class
graduate of Economics from the
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
Moses Murtala Aminu was shot
dead by a constable with the
Nigeria Police. Moses had on
Sunday, left his No. 67 Ahmadu
Ahidjo Street, Narayi High Cost
family residence for a party in
Barnawa, Kaduna State.
According to his friend and
eyewitness, the police constable
who was identified as Alex
Okpe was beating up Aminu’s
girlfriend outside the party
venue when he tried to
intervene. At that point, the
constable got angry, reached
for his jeans trousers, brought
out his gun and fired, killing
Aminu on the spot. The
constable also shot in the air as
he escaped on his motorcycle.
The killer policeman has been
tracked down and arrested by
officers from the Barnawa
Police Division. The incident
has also been confirmed by
Femi Adenaike, the Kaduna
State Commissioner of Police
and he said that it was true
Alex Okpe was arrested and he
confessed to the killing on
interrogation. He said that
Okpe claimed that he fired in
‘self-defence’ when Moses and
his friends were trying to fight
him over his girlfriend.
According to the Police, Okpe
was not even sent to Barnawa
as at that time and he will be
tried and dismissed if found
guilty.
“The suspect is in the cell and
we have commenced
investigation. And if he is found
guilty, we will give him an in-
house trial and summary
dismissal so that he can face
the law for homicide,” the
police boss said.
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