Photo: Nigeria Police Force dismiss officer who killed a man and planted a gun on him to label him an armed robber in Enugu

 

The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of one Chief Superintendent of Police  (CSP) for murder. A statement released by the commission's spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, says the officer, whose identity was undisclosed, shot and killed an innocent citizen in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State and after murdering the victim, planted a gun on him and labeled him an armed robber.

The statement reads: “Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, for unlawful exercise of authority, discreditable conduct and for raising false report. The senior Police Officer was said to have shot and killed an innocent citizen in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State and planted a gun on his victim which he branded an armed robber.”

Credit: LIB