{"id":7035,"date":"2013-07-24T18:26:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T18:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/police-corporal-dismissed-over-death-of-uniben-student\/"},"modified":"2013-07-24T18:26:53","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T18:26:53","slug":"police-corporal-dismissed-over-death-of-uniben-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/police-corporal-dismissed-over-death-of-uniben-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Corporal dismissed over death of UNIBEN student"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A police corporal, Amadi Idahosa, has been\u00a0 dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force over the killing of a final year student of the University of Benin, Ibrahim Momodu.<\/div>\n
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Corporal Amadi was said to have been dismissed after an orderly room trial to face prosecution at the law court.<\/div>\n
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He was an orderly to Chief Superintendent of Police, Mrs. Carol Afegbai who was the Divisional Police Officer of Ogida Police Station where Ibrahim was killed.<\/div>\n
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Police sources said Corporal Amadi was found to have pulled the trigger that killed Ibrahim despite earlier claims by Afegbai that she shot Ibrahim on the legs.<\/div>\n
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Ibrahim was killed on May 27 at and was hurriedly buried by the police at the 3rd<\/sup> cemetery.<\/div>\n
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His corpse was exhumed after public outcry and protests for post-mortem examination and it was discovered that he was shot three times at the back.<\/div>\n
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Legal advice from the Department of Public Prosecution was rejected by the Edo State Government for lacking details that would warrant a murder prosecution.<\/div>\n
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State Attorney-General, Henry Idahagbon sent the case file back to DPP for further investigation.<\/div>\n
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Reacting, spokesman for the police, Moses Eguaveon said the police would not condone injustice.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe matter is already being investigated and justice must be done. Whoever that is exonerated will be discharged. The public should watch-out for justice.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Lawyer to the family, Jefferson Uwoghiren said, \u201cThe trial and dismissal of Amadi Idahosa is a preface to the ultimate action against him and his cohorts for the premeditate murder of Ibrahim Momodu.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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