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...For a better society... Wednesday, August 11 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Politics Opinion Features Foreign News The Arts Sports Education Business Money/Market Travels/Tourism Property/Environment Columnists Police admit killing engineer in error SUNDAY KUDAISI, Ado Ekiti THREE weeks after, police authorities in Ekiti State yesterday admitted that the overzealousness of some of their men led to the death of Mr. Muyiwa Popoola. Popoola, an engineer, was shot in the leg by some policemen and allowed to bleed to death in their custody despite plea by the state Assembly for his release to obtain medical treatment. The House which considered the police command’s refusal to heed its plea as a slight, subsequently invited the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bashiru Azeez, to appear before it and explain the force’s role in the incident. Appearing before the lawmakers yesterday, the state Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Patrick Egbuniwe told the lawmakers that his boss did not ignore them but was away to Abuja for a security meeting. Egbuniwe told them that during police investigation into the shooting and death, it was discovered that overzealousness of their men was responsible for the death of the victim. According to him, the police discovered during investigation that the deceased was maltreated by the police, pointing out that the officer concerned had been sacked. Popoola was alleged to be an armed robber when he was shot, but was denied access to medical treatment before he bled to death in police custody. Mr. Egbuniwe said the officer who committed the offence, apart from being sacked, had been arraigned and is facing murder charges in court. Responding Hon. Bunmi Olugbade, representing Ekiti South-West I, said since the police had admitted that the late Mr. Popoola was an innocent victim of their brutality, and also that they were inefficient in the handling of the deceased’s case, they should tender public apology and tell the world what they would do for the family of the deceased. The Speaker, Hon. Aderemi Friday, however, called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. Tafa Balogun, to change the orientation of the policemen. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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