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IGP Orders Dismissal And Criminal Prosecution Of ASP Nuhu Usman And Officers Over Effurun Killing Of Mene Ogidi — Charges: Unlawful Homicide

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NPF Just in seventy-two (72)  hours following footage that spread fast online - showing a police bullet take the life of a 28-year-old in Effurun - the top police acted unlike any moment before in recent memory. Not waiting weeks, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu  gave approval: one ASP named Nuhu Usman gets fired, plus every officer tied to Mene Ogidi's unlawful death on April 26, 2026 faces court. Behind closed doors, the disciplinary panel finished their look into it. Their decision now sits with the Police Service Commission, awaiting official sign-off. Once the paperwork finishes, those fired officers go straight into court on murder charges. Not moved somewhere else. Not waiting at home. Fired they are, then charged too. Could mark real change in how Nigeria polices its police. Or maybe just looks like change, best show of justice lately. Truth comes out only when judges speak What caught attention here was how fast things moved. Usually, Nigerian police accountability drags on ...

Sowore Demands Removal Of Entire Delta Police Command After Officer Shoots Dead Unarmed 28-Year-Old Mene Ogidi In Effurun

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 One moment it was just another day in Effurun. Then gunfire cracked across the street. A man named Mene Ogidi, twenty-eight years old, fell lifeless near a market stall. No weapon found on him. What followed came fast - phone cameras rolling, clips spreading online, anger building block by block. Officers watched too. So did neighbors. Nobody stepped in before the shot rang out. Later came names: the shooter identified as ASP Nuhu Usman, leading a local squad under Delta State command. His actions caught frame by frame under harsh sunlight. Not shadows. Not rumors. Clear visuals. Enough for officials to call it what it was - execution outside legal process. Reaction arrived swiftly. Authorities took Usman into custody within days. Moved him far north, straight to federal grounds in Abuja. Charges loom ahead. Internal reviews now underway. Public trust rattled but demanding answers still. For activist and former candidate Omoyele Sowore, just arresting one officer falls short. On X...