Police detain officer who shot immigration personnel in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has detained the officer whose stray bullet hit an immigration personnel while attempting to disperse hoodlums in Minna, Niger state. Daily Trust had how the Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums while recovering suspected stolen materials. […]
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The Niger State Police Command has detained the officer whose stray bullet hit an immigration personnel while attempting to disperse hoodlums in Minna, Niger state.
Daily Trust had how the Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums while recovering suspected stolen materials.
Speaking while presenting a N1 million cash donation to the family of the injured officer, to assist with hospital expenses, Niger State Commissioner of Police, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, said the officer has been held and is undergoing administrative disciplinary action along with his colleagues who were on duty at the time of the incident.
According to a statement issued by SP Wasiu Abiodun, the Command’s spokesperson, Danmamman was represented at the event by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration), Aminu Garba.
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The CP expressed appreciation to the victim’s family for their patience, care, and support, assuring them that the Command would continue to stand by them throughout her treatment.
He also reaffirmed the collaboration between the police, the immigration service, and other security agencies in the state, pledging to maintain and strengthen these ties.