The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh has stated his males weren’t chargeable for the loss of life of a teen within the Kubwa space of the FCT.
In a viral video, a person claimed that police, whereas dispersing protesters, shot useless a teen within the Kubwa space.
Nevertheless, the FCT command spokesperson , Josephine Adeh, in a press release on Saturday stated law enforcement officials deployed to the realm weren’t given deadly arms that might kill.
She stated, “In response to the video footage making the rounds alleging the killing of a yet-to-be-identified teenager by police operatives in Kubwa by Zenith Financial institution whereas protesting on August 3, 2024, the FCT police command hereby debunks the allegations, stating that its operatives are usually not chargeable for the killing of {the teenager}, because the operatives deployed to the axis weren’t issued deadly arms however solely with anti-riot tools not able to occasioning the loss of life of {the teenager}.”
Angered by the incident, she stated the CP ordered an investigation into the matter to determine the reason for {the teenager}’s loss of life.
Adeh stated, “In mild of the fairly infuriated incident, the commissioner of police has ordered that a right away investigation be carried out to establish the distant explanation for loss of life of the deceased, calling on well-meaning residents to offer the command with needed data to help the investigation.
“Whereas expressing profound condolences to the household of the bereaved, he assures the household and public of swift justice, as effort is ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators of the unlucky incident.
“Additionally, the command is conscious of the antics of mischief makers who might wish to exploit the present state of affairs within the nation to unfold false data with the intention at deceptive and inflicting apprehension within the populace; it due to this fact calls on residents to shun such misinformation, because the command is dedicated to making sure the safety and security of one and all.”