A man identified as Oguzie Nmezi has been shot dead by police officers on ‘stop and search’ duty in Owerri on Saturday afternoon.
POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that the incident occurred along Umuaka/Orodo road, Orlu. The deceased, a native of Amucha, Njaba LGA of the state, was on his way to a wedding ceremony when he was stopped by the trigger-happy officers and shot.The policemen quickly fled the scene in a Hilux vehicle.
It was gathered that the late Nmezi, who was popularly called ‘Barrister’ was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Owerri for treatment but unfortunately gave up the ghost.
Eyewitness reports indicate that the deceased was thought to be a lawyer because of a sticker of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA that was seen on his vehicle with reg no. ‘WER 212 SQ’ but this was quickly debunked by the Owerri branch of the organisation via a statement signed by its secretary, Chinedu Agu.
“The deceased though had NBA Sticker in his Car, a Toyota Camry with no *WER 212 SQ,* was not a Lawyer, as the wife confirmed to me. He was merely “friend of Lawyers,” in the words of his wife.”, Agu revealed.
He called on the Human Rights Committee of the NBA to investigate and ensure that the culprits of this heinous act are unearthed and brought to book.
