Killer cop escapes, command arrests five – TheNigerialawyer

The Ondo State Police Command, on Wednesday, said the policeman
who killed a truck driver on Monday in Uso town, Owo Local
Government Area of the state, had yet to be arrested as he fled
immediately after committing the crime.

The killer cop, identified as Sergeant Idowu Omosuyi, attached
to the Federal Highway Patrol, allegedly shot the truck driver, Ado
Saleh, at a checkpoint on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Uso following
an argument between both of them.

The driver was said to have died on the spot.

The incident sparked a protest by other truck drivers and
residents of the town, who barricaded the road for several hours.
The angry drivers called on the command to fish out the perpetrator
for prosecution.

Speaking with our correspondent on the development on Wednesday,
the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Femi Joseph,
said men of the command were already on the trail of the fleeing
killer cop.

He added that five other members of the police team at the
checkpoint were already in detention, while investigation into the
incident was ongoing.

Joseph said, “We have yet to arrest him (Omosuyi) but the other
members of the team have been arrested and are currently in
detention. It was during our preliminary investigation that the
members of the team told us that immediately after the incident,
Omosuyi dropped his gun and ran away.

“But we are after him; he cannot escape and we will soon declare
him wanted if he does not report himself to the command. The
command has begun the trial of the other members of the team and we
are in the process of declaring Omosuyi wanted if he fails to show
up.”

A police source said the command had taken the deceased to
Adamawa State, where he was buried.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Bar Association, Owo branch, which
condemned the action of the policeman, has called on the command to
ensure the prosecution of the trigger-happy cop.

In a statement issued by the Chairman of the association, Mr
Tajudeen Ahmed, the NBA condemned the unprofessional attitude of
policemen on the roads.

The statement read in part, “The NBA, Owo branch, noted with
delight the resolve of the Ondo State Police Command to ensure that
the culprit of the Uso police murder is made to face the full wrath
of the law.

“The branch hereby expresses her willingness and readiness to
assist in the due and diligent prosecution of the culprit on a pro
bono publico basis.”