Policeman allegedly killed motorcyclist over N100

A policeman yesterday allegedly killed a commercial motorcyclist at a checkpoint along Issele-Uku/Issele-Mkpitime road in Asaba Delta state, for refusing to give an N100 bribe.  Eyewitnesses said the cyclist was flagged down by the policemen and was coerced to give them N100 but he refused, which made one of the policeman to hit him with […]

A policeman yesterday allegedly killed a commercial motorcyclist at a checkpoint along Issele-Uku/Issele-Mkpitime road in Asaba Delta state, for refusing to give an N100 bribe. 

Eyewitnesses said the cyclist was flagged down by the policemen and was coerced to give them N100 but he refused, which made one of the policeman to hit him with his gun butt at the head, resulting in his death.

Irked by the event, a horde of commercial motorcycles riders and irate youths in the locality besieged the Onicha-Olona police station and attempted to burn down the station but for the swift intervention of anti-riot squad drafted to quell the situation.

The Delta State Police Command spokesman, DSP Andrew Aniamaka told Daily Trust on the phone that the police frowned at the jungle justice and was miffed by the action of the motorcyclists and community youths.

He said no report of an incident involving a motorcyclist and a policeman resulting to the death of any of the parties was reported at any of the police stations.