The Police authorities have dismissed the policeman who killed a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Linda Angela Igwetu in Abuja on Wednesday night.
Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Mr Sadiq Bello said the errant policeman, Benjamin Peters has been arraigned in court.
Giving details of the incident during a press briefing in Abuja, Bello said: “On 4/07/2018 at about 0300hrs when policemen on stop-and-search duty at Ceddi Plaza Pindown intercepted a Toyota Camry car with sun roof.
“It was alleged that the lady, one Angela Igwetu stood up and brought out her head through the sun roof, shouting and calling out for help that she was kidnapped.
“The policemen claimed that they flagged that vehicle down, but the driver refused to stop. This made the Police Inspector to open fire on the vehicle which unfortunately hit the lady in question; she was rushed to Garki Hospital where she eventually died.”
On the sanction meted out to the Policeman, Bello said: “Police have taken necessary measures, the policeman that opened fire has been arrested, and necessary disciplinary procedures have been concluded.
“He has been dismissed from the Force and arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction and he is currently on remand awaiting commencement of trial.
“I am appealing for calm and understanding from members of the public particularly, the family of the deceased that at the end of the day justice will be done in this matter.
On whether his dismissal was justified, The CP said: “This is what the policemen on duty said, they said as the car was coming, she stuck her head up and she was shouting that she has been kidnapped and she was calling for help. That is what the policemen said but the two gentlemen that were with her said no. ‘’