A
30-year old first class graduate of Economics from Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria, Moses Murtala Aminu, has been shot dead by a
policeman.
The
victim had left his 67, Ahmadu Ahijo Street, Narayi-Highcost family
residence last week Sunday full of life for a party at Barnawa , Kaduna,
but could not return home as he was killed by a police constable.
According
to PM News, his friend and eyewitness told said this morning, that the
police constable identified as Alex Okpe was beating up his girlfriend
outside the venue of the party and when Murtala tried to intervene, he
got angry and pulled out his gun from his jeans trousers and fired
straight into his heart.
According
to an eyewitness who spoke under anonymity, after Murtala was shod
dead, the police constable then fired again in the air twice to scare
the people around and escaped on his motorcycle.
Moses
Andrew, a friend who was with Muri, as he was popularly called, at the
Time Out Lounge party venue in Barnawa, narrated that there was
pandemonium after Muri was shot and Okpe, the policeman, had escaped .
“We
were confused while trying to revive Muri, when a guy informed us that
he knows a friend to Okpe’s girlfriend that had left the party for a
club called X-One at Barnawa,” Andrew said.
According to him, they quickly moved to X-One and fortunately met her there.
“We
picked the lady who identified the policeman who killed Muri as Alex
Okpe, and that he serves at Kakuri Police Station but deployed to guard
Nigerian Brewries Plc.,” Andrew added.
The
killer policeman was later tracked down and arrested by officers from
Barnawa Police Division after the case was reported there.
Kaduna
State Police Commissioner, Femi Adenaike, who confirmed the incident,
said it was true Alex Okpe was arrested and during interrogation
confessed to have killed Murtala Aminu at a party venue.
Adenaike
said Okpe claimed in his statement that he fired at Muri in “self
defence” when he and his friends were trying fight him over his
girlfriend.
He
said the police didn’t send Okpe to Barnawa at that time and if he is
found guilty, he would be dismissed and taken to court for trial.
“The
suspect is in the cell and we have commenced investigation. And if he
is found guilty, we will give him an in-house trial and summary
dismissal so that he can face the law for homicide,” the state police
boss said.
Adenaike
urged the family of the deceased to remain calm as the police are doing
everything possible to investigate the case and ensure justice is done.
The
blind father of the late Muritala, Mohammed Jimoh, told journalists at
press conference at their High-Cost residence that as a Muslim he’s
taught to accept the death of his son and bread winner as an act of God.
But
he said if his son had to die, it should not be in the hands of a
policeman who should have been responsible for protecting him.
“Yes my son , a first class economist for that matter and our hope, is dead, but I want justice done in this case,” Aminu said.
Until Murtala Aminu’s death, he was the youth leader, Catholic Holy Family Church, Barnawa.
He also owned a shawamar and roasted fish outlet at Narayi-Highcost.
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