The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has detained an unnamed officer responsible for the murder of an Abuja resident, Oyebuchi Anene.
Anene, a resident of Kubwa in Bwari Local Council of Abuja, was shot to death by a police officer on Wednesday at Byazhin area at around 9.45pm.
In an account of the incident, sources met his death at the hands of the trigger-happy cop after he had a quarrel with an Okada rider and the passenger which was resolved.
“In turn, the rider and the passenger continued their journey while Anene was approaching the estate he resided in when some policemen accosted him and insisted on taking him to the station.
“The ensuing arguments culminated in one of the officers to fire the trigger killing Anene as a result,” this medium was told.
Commenting on the issue, the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, has ordered an investigation into the incident while the officer that pulled the trigger is in custody.
Adeh also said that the shooting was not a wilful act but an accidental discharge.
