Court remands dismissed ASP Usman and others in Delta prison over the public k!lling of suspect

A High court in Asaba has remanded dismissed police officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nuhu Usman, and his team members at the Ogwashi-Uku Correctional Centre over the public execution of a suspect, Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State, on April 26. The five dismissed officers were remanded in prison on Monday, June 1, after they were arraigned over the extrajudicial k!lling of Ogidi in an incident that sparked nationwide outrage. The Inspector General of Police in April approved the dismissal and prosecution of Usman and other officers involved in the fat@l k!lling of Ogidi on April 26, 2026. Ogidi was shot de@d by ASP Usman, an officer attached to the Area Command in Effurun, despite being handcuffed and pleading for his life in a viral video that has sparked outrage across the country. The deceased was reportedly apprehended while attempting to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol loaded with four rounds of ammunition before the fatal incident occurred. Before he was shot de@d, Ogidi was seen in the viral video crying and promising to lead officers to a location in Sapele where the person who sent him the parcel lives.  The post Court remands dismissed ASP Usman and others in Delta prison over the public k!lling of suspect appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.