A Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has convicted Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to death over a murder charge.
Hon. Justice C.D. Diai ruled that the police officer was found guilty of the murder of Emmanuel Ibeh Onyeka, a telephone repairer and seller.
The prosecution-led by Messrs. E.H. Edema (a director in the Ministry of Justice) and Michael Ayogbe, claimed that on April 5, 2023, the defendant was part of a police patrol team that conducted a stop-and-search operation along the Ugbolu-Asaba Road in the state capital.
OWUTU online recalls that the deceased, Emmanuel Onyeka Ibeh, and his wife were driving from Ugbolu to Asaba when they were stopped by the police for a search.
The deceased obliged with the request, but after waiting for a long to be searched and not being attended to, he decided to pull over and go.
Infuriated by the dead’s actions, the defendant instantly opened fire on the vehicle, and bullets struck the deceased in the head.
Ibeh died instantaneously, but his wife, who sat in the front car with him, was unharmed.
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