LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigeria Police Force have dismissed a Police officer who shot dead one Alafuro Peterside, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
42-year-old Peterside, was shot dead last month by a Police officer in the presence of his wife and children at a beer parlour in Elekohia, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the State.
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, revealed the development while parading criminal suspects at the command’s headquarters at Moscow Road, Port Harcourt.
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CP Emeka added that the officer has been arraigned in court for the sake of justice.
The CP also paraded seven police personnel involved in unprofessional conduct, exposed by a TikTok user who was defrauded of some amount of money.
“In recent times, we have witnessed some bloggers, some Tiktokers, some Tweeters, that have been sending some malicious messages against the command.
“Some are unsubstantiated, but I want to assure you that the ones that are substantiated, we will get to the root of the matter.
“Standing here are Policemen alleged by one Tiktoker recently, which went viral, of the activities of Policemen that were unprofessional in their conduct.
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“To that effect, I’ve assured you that we as Police officers will always stand for things that are right. It doesn’t matter who comes to make a report, we will give you justice to the best of our ability.
“Investigation is ongoing into the allegation against them. We are not ready to cover anybody because the Inspector General of Police never sent anybody, the Commissioner of Police never sent anybody, and the AIG never sent anybody.
“So, if you get your heart burn by doing what is not expected of you as a police officer, be assured that you will face the wrath of the law.
“We must live beyond the normal standard of discipline before we can enforce discipline on others,” the CP said.
He noted that the officers had been in detention since the moment they were arrested, adding that investigation is ongoing, and when concluded, the necessary disciplinary action will be taken against them.