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A member of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Saki branch, Oyo State, Mr Alimi Akeem a.k.a. Sakilayewa, was on Wednesday brutally murdered by a trigger-happy and wicked policeman, popularly called yellow.
According to Nigerian Tribune the victim, who plied Saki to Okerete, was on his way back to Saki when he passed through a checkpoint mounted by Yellow and another policeman at Orita Sanni area, close to Saki town.
It's widely reported that the policemen at the checkpoint usually extorted N100 from motorists plying the route.
On the fateful day, late Akeem, who drove a Peugeot 504 (Wagon) with registration number AA 997 KMR, did not see Yellow on getting to the checkpoint, but reportedly gave N100 to the young man working as the policeman’s boy, after which he drove on.
Yellow, who was said to have noticed the dust raised by Akeem’s vehicle, mounted his motorcycle and chased the driver, with the belief that he tried to evade paying the usual N100.
On closing up with the driver, Yellow reportedly shot at one of the vehicle tyre, prompting the deceased to stop and ask why he acted so.
The question was said to have infuriated the policeman, making him to shoot the driver on the head at close range.
It was later discovered that the policeman was not serving under the Oyo State Police Command but was attached to force headquarters and posted for border patrol.
He was said to have disappeared since the incident and yet to report himself to the Nigeria Police Force or the nearest police station.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the story, saying that the Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, had ordered an investigation into the matter.
According to Nigerian Tribune the victim, who plied Saki to Okerete, was on his way back to Saki when he passed through a checkpoint mounted by Yellow and another policeman at Orita Sanni area, close to Saki town.
It's widely reported that the policemen at the checkpoint usually extorted N100 from motorists plying the route.
On the fateful day, late Akeem, who drove a Peugeot 504 (Wagon) with registration number AA 997 KMR, did not see Yellow on getting to the checkpoint, but reportedly gave N100 to the young man working as the policeman’s boy, after which he drove on.
Yellow, who was said to have noticed the dust raised by Akeem’s vehicle, mounted his motorcycle and chased the driver, with the belief that he tried to evade paying the usual N100.
On closing up with the driver, Yellow reportedly shot at one of the vehicle tyre, prompting the deceased to stop and ask why he acted so.
The question was said to have infuriated the policeman, making him to shoot the driver on the head at close range.
It was later discovered that the policeman was not serving under the Oyo State Police Command but was attached to force headquarters and posted for border patrol.
He was said to have disappeared since the incident and yet to report himself to the Nigeria Police Force or the nearest police station.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the story, saying that the Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, had ordered an investigation into the matter.
