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The police officer who was involved in a shooting incident in Effurun, Delta State, has been transferred to the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja.
Police operatives attached to the Effurun Area Command had responded to credible information from Benin Motor Park along the Warri–Sapele Expressway about a suspect apprehended by members of a transport union while attempting to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition on April 26, 2026.
The team leader, Nuhu Usman, discharged his firearm, leading to the death of the suspect, Mene Ogidi. Force spokesperson Anthony Placid announced on Tuesday that the officer had been arrested. In a separate statement issued the same day, the spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, Gright Edafe, said Usman has been transferred to the Force Headquarters.
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EFFURUN SHOOTING INCIDENT: DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS, TRANSFERS OFFICER RESPONSIBLE TO FORCE HEADQUARTERS TO FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONAs CP condoles with family, friends and concerned members of the public, and assures them of… pic.twitter.com/EIhv5KcRh6
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“Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police directed the Area Commander, Effurun, to immediately arrest ASP Nuhu Usman and transfer him to the State Headquarters, Asaba, for necessary disciplinary action,” said Edafe.
“The officer has since been queried and transferred to Force Headquarters, Abuja, where he will appear before the Force Disciplinary Committee, currently in session, for immediate disciplinary sanction and prosecution.”
Edafe added that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, extended his condolences to the victim’s family, friends, and concerned members of the public, assuring them of justice.
“The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, psc, acipm, mnips, extends his sincere condolences to the family of the deceased, Mene Ogidi, and assures the bereaved family that the Command is fully committed to ensuring that justice is served,” he added.
“The CP hereby appeals to members of the public to remain calm and law-abiding, as all necessary steps are being taken to bring the culprit to justice.”
