Two people murdered over N50

FOUR police officers were, yesterday, arraigned before a high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for allegedly killing two persons and shooting  another in the foot over a failed attempt to extort N50 from a bus driver.

The suspects, ASP Omorogbe, Inspector Emmason Udo, Hadiza Musa and Samirah Ileya of the Abacha Road Police Station, Obia/Akpor locality of Port Harcourt were alleged to have shot the victims sometimes in 2010 while the driver of the commercial bus in which the victims were riding attempted to escape from the policemen who demanded N50 from him at a check point.

They were said to have been arrested on the orders of then Police Commissioner who insisted on their being tried for alleged killings.

Ifeanyi  Echemazu, whose mother in-law was shot in the leg filed the action to pursue justice for his mother-in-law and the two passengers who died during the ordeal.

Justice Georgewill of State High Court who presided over the matter, adjourned it to April 23, 2013 to allow the applicant and defence counsel time to present more witnesses.

I think that Nigeria will be on the way to redemption the day the Nigerian police give up their addiction to N50.