UNIBEN student killing: DPO involved tells her own side of the story

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO)of Ogida station, CSP Carol
Afegbai, has denied pulling the trigger that killed alleged final year
student of University of Benin, Ibrahim Momodu, on May 27th during a
stop and search in Benin. (If you missed the story, read it HERE )
In a press statement released recently, CSP Afegbai said a Russian
made double barrel gun with 8 rounds of cartridges, 2 loaded in the
gun, were found on Ibrahim (pictured above). Ibrahim's family and
friends are protesting his death, denying claims he was an armed
robber. Ibrahim was shot on the 27th of May and buried the next day by
the police without his family being informed.
The Governor of Edo State, Governor Adams Oshiomhole andthe Inspector
General of Police, have ordered probe into the caseto unravel the real
circumstances that led to the killing.
Read CSP Carol Afegbai's side of the story after the cut...
CSP Carol Afegbai
The Nigerian Police,
Ogida Division,
Benin City.
The On the 27th of May, 2013, atabout 22:30 hours, I was on a routine
check along with my orderly PC Amadi Idahosa at night. Getting to my
patrol vehiclealong Siloku road by Obayuwana junction, I parked and
was there watching my men doing their stop and search. At that time
theystopped a motor-cycle who refused to stop, eventually the bike
stopped. They were two on the bike, the rider and the suspected armed
robber.
Unknown to Corporal Ubi, the passenger on the bike, the alleged
Ibrahim Momodu was armed with a Russian made cut to size double barrel
gun with 8 rounds of cartridges, 2 loaded in the gun,
with one blackberry, one Nokia handset and a charger in his bag.At
this Juncture, the passenger reached into the bag he was carrying to
pull out the weapon. My orderly rushed to meet them to save the life
of the corporal. The rider pushed the bike to the ground and took to
his heels andmy orderly PC Amadi Idahosa fired at them as they tried
to flee.
At this time it was irrelevant whether the suspected armed robber was
a student or not, because it was at a late hour andhe was armed. The
rider of the Motor Cycle who had escaped had gone to alert
the fellow cultists who were threatening to invade the station to
collect the corpse, so the local government was contacted and they are
the people that went ahead to bury him. I was not present and did not
supervise the burial of the criminal.
There is a ban on motorcycles in Edo state that states motorcycles are
not allowed on the streets after
7:30 and that was why the motor-cycle was stopped. The University of
Benin has released a statement saying that Ibrahim Momodu was not a
registered student presently with the University.
The reciepts of payment of fees that was being shown was actually
forged and was that of Juliet Ogiadumen a student of UNIBEN with
Ibrahim Momodu's picture superimposed on it. My orderly who shot is
presently assisting the state CID, with information in relation to the
case.