A police officer in Delta state Sergeant Abua, is currently on the run
after he allegedly shoot a student at the Delta State Polytechnic, Sofia
Ogogo, and a civil servant, Victor Emeagwai, at a checkpoint.
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Punch reports that the incident which happened on Sunday November 17,
2017 saw the victims in a Toyota Corolla, driven by an estate agent,
Jerry Akinlabi. Ogogo and Emeagwai are Akinlabi’s girlfriend and friend
respectively. .
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Their car was stopped by 5 policemen including Abua, at a checkpoint
along Igbuzo Market. One of the policemen, identified as Nwokolo, was
said to have demanded money from Akinlabi and the driver told him that
he did not have N200 to give him. .
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Nwokolo then reportedly demanded one of the N1,000 notes Jerry had on
him. As Akinlabi drove off from the checkpoint, Abua reportedly shot at
the car and bullets pierced the back of the vehicle, hitting Ogogo, who
sat at the back seat. .
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The bullet also grazed the back of Emeagwai, who was at the passenger’s
seat. Akinlabi revealed that four cops, including the team leader, one
ASP Akhabue, were detained by the police, while Abua evaded arrest. .
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Akinlabi said he took the victims to a general hospital in Igbuzo, from
where Ogogo was referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba. He said
he called a senior police officer at Asaba who notified the state
Commissioner of Police of the incident. .
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He said, “The CP and the DPO of the Igbozo Police Station came to the
FMC and deposited N100,000, but I have spent much more than that.
Meanwhile, the policeman who shot at us had gone to drop the gun at the
station and fled. .
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Emeagwai urged the police authorities not to sweep the case under the
carpet, saying the policemen must be punished. The Delta State Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, said the policemen would
be brought to book if found culpable after investigation.