A trigger-happy policeman in Delta State has shot dead a 17-year-old boy, Emeka Odogwu, in Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state.
Odogwu was a 100-level student of the Delta State University of Science and Technology.
The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday night when policemen stormed the area after having found fireworks, otherwise known as knockout, in the victim’s possession.
It was gathered that efforts by the policemen to arrest the teenager were resisted and when he attempted to escape, one of the police officers reportedly opened fire and killed him.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the State, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident, noting, “The policeman has been identified and detained.”
The PPRO also said that the state Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, has waded into the matter.
“The CP has assured the family of justice,” Edafe said.
