These days it would be hard to see the common man dying from hunger in Nigeria...you are more likely to be snuffed out by the very people who swore to protect lives and property in their Fatherland....The Police have become a menace to the society and i appeal to the IG of police to attend to this virus of killing innocent Nigerians before it gets out of hand..or do we only rise up to the challenge when we are personally affected....this is sad.Oyoma Edewor was killed for trying to explain himself to the Police....
I got this in my inbox from Oyoma's friend who is angry and sad!
''Someone I grew up with was killed yesterday by the police. He was raised in festac and was killed in festac by the same people who are sworn to protect us. His car broke down and he called a towing van. While on their way, they were stopped by the police. The driver of the van refused to stop for whatever reason. When he eventfully stopped, the driver ran out leaving Oyema and his friends to deal with the police.
They were Asked to sit on the floor which they did. While explaining to the officers what had happened, one of them opened fire in Oyoma. The crowd which had gathered seeing this got involved. The policeman said he suspected he stole the vehicle. If you know festac, you would know it's a small community. Passerby identified him as a member of the community. When the police realized a mob was growing, they fled the scene. Word spreading now is that the policeman was drunk and off duty.
This is not the first person being killed by the police. Its very sad this is still happening. The IG's son was involved in a crash, it's news but someone's child was murdered in cold blood and there is silence. Oyoma cannot die in vain. Let the authorities hear about it. The blood of the innocent are being shed. RIP Oyoma''
BLOG ANALYSER: these are the issues that build my hatred towards the Nigerian police. I hope his family gets justice. Rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteMehn this is sad. And we were at boulevard not long ago mehn. These guyz just waisted town boy just like that. Festac is a town where everybody knows everybody, even the police knows you. Which kind rough play be this?? Just reading the news here now and am surprised.
DeleteChai! Chai! The bloods they re sharing...there is god oh! Only him for no waka come. Seriously, naija sucks #prayfornigeria
DeleteOh my God! Another innocent life lost. It. Was God that saved me and my family on the 10th of May from these heartless police. On CMD/Shangisha road,on our way to Caleb international School for their entrance exam for my boy. We didnt knw the route to the school, and we aked some people who directed us to the road. As we were going we saw some cars on qeue,and the front was free,there was also a turning to the left dt link to the express so my husband was like why are cars not moving when d traffic was free in the front, maybe they are going tothe express. So we over took the cars. As we were just going,suddenly we saw an okada man overtaking us with a policeman with Gun pointing @ us dt we should turn back,I was like oga, what Is our offence, chei! See as his face don change,he ordered us backwith his gun @ us and my children ages 2,5 and 9years were crying daddy pls turn back dont let him kill us. At that point, we turned back and link the express and start the journey afresh not knowing where we were going was not far from where he ordered us back. My son was was late. For the exam but we were happy dt we are alive. He got the admission too. What am driving @ is dt, these police needs to be trained how to address unarmed civilians even when we r wrong, they shd tell us in such a manner dt we understand not @ gun point. My God save us in this country. Rip Oyoma. Kenny Sulaiman
DeleteWhat a lawless country with irresponsible government, where those that are the law them self, whom are supposed to uphold the law, are the ones violating the law
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Rip 2d dead.
DeleteBrutal set of people! That police man should be sentence to death by slow killing! Fucking asshole! Sniff the fucking outta him too! Iron for iron! Gun for gun, machete for machete! He who kills by sword shall return by sword! Period!
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God pls fix 9ja police brain 4 us
ReplyDeleteThese people are animals! This senseless killing of innocent citizens needs to stop now. May hhis soul RIP, hope he gets justice, sad
DeleteI don't think their brains can be fixed tho, so sad to say but the Police in Nigeria is as corrupt and heartless as our so called leaders. Hope this man' s family can get justice so day. RIP
Delete#Justice for Oyoma Edewor.
ReplyDeleteSo sad. Police and their itchy fingers.
May he rest in peace
If is how it happened dat police man will not see peace of mind? Dat was how a police man killed my brother? Dsame story dat d police man is off duty? I hate police work? Angry with steam
ReplyDeleteWhat's this question mark after every sentence?
DeleteYou get sense at all? Pls get out of here
Sweet rubbish or whatever you call yourself. Is that all,you got out from her message? Her punctuation?
DeleteYou even had to insult her.
You must be a child. Learn manners and constructive criticism.
Warris dis?
ReplyDeleteWarris happunin?
This is injustice.
May he never rest in peace till the deterrent officer is brought to book.
Which way Naija?
Na so we go dey dey?
Amen!
Delete#Justice for oyoma edewor. RIP.
ReplyDeletePlease nobody should be saying that the NPF swore to protect us!! Is this how people are protected? If the statistics of the cause of death in this country is drawn, you will find out that 90 percent are from these trigger-happy baggas! And next thing Frank Mba will come out and see the 'needless' cos its no longer needful. I think this jungle justice done on suspected victims should be meted out to these bloated bellies called policemen in this country!!they are the ones that deserve it.
ReplyDeleteIn as much as I dnt dislike police, they are begining to piss me off with the way they kill innocent ppl n label it accidental discharge. Dnt know wether is due to frustration or sometn, its becoming too much. IG pls do something about this pls, d other day an innocent boy was killed in Enugu n now this one. U all shd wake up from slumber n start taking some actions in this country for once.
ReplyDeletePolice threatning n killing ppl anyhow
And if Army torture u, u go know say police na ur friend
Wot about ordinary boys scout, immigration officers, devilish Customs n co
U all are evil. Jona my love pls do something.
Hahahaha @ if army torture you, you ll know police is your friend.
DeleteArmy are trained better. An army guy will beat you up but the police becuz they are not trained, will use his gun.
Its a sad situation and the driver should be blamed as well cuz he shouldn't have made the scenario look suspicious.
May his soul rest in peace.
And they will always be quick to say he was off duty? What business does he have wearing the uniform when off from work? Black devils!
ReplyDeleteAnother sad story of police killing. The people whom they swore an oath to protect have become their primary targets.......
ReplyDeleteI hate the Nigerian Police!!
Please do not argue with a Policeman with a Gun. These are criminals like armed robbers and always under an influence.
ReplyDeleteGod a son,brother,cousin,a friend of someone just killed like this. So so sad.
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This is getting too much,most expecially in Festac.God please help me.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad! See how them waste this young man's life? If it is true then thhe IG should call his boys to order before we declare war on them o. Ah ah what kinda nonsense is this? Are we to face bh or nigerian po-po? RIP Edewor
ReplyDeleteGood morning,I have a idea for a reality show that I already copyrighted but don't know how to go about sending it to the right people.trust me its really nice,any advice on how to go about it will be appreciated.Thanks and god bless.
ReplyDeleteThere’s really an urgent need to overhaul the whole rank and file of the Nigeria Police Force. At a time like this when all the chips are down and the attention of the global community is on the Nigeria nation over the 240+ missing school girls abducted by the dare devil insurgents, just yesterday evening, Saturday, May 10th, 2014, a police Sergeant attached to the Festac command wasted the life of a promising youngman, Oyoma Edewor-33, a Building Finishing Contractor over “Egunje”. And this is the third time this kind of case will be reported in same Festac Police Command.
ReplyDeleteAccording to eye witness account, the trigger happy Police Sergeant, Sgt. Otene who was so drunk at the time of the incident shot at the young man at close range when he refused to “settle” him for using a towing van to get his car off the road.
Tracing the genesis of the event that led to the unfortunate incident, National Enquirer gathered reliably that the Building Engineer’s car had had a slight accident somewhere around Lekki, Lagos and instead of leaving it on the road, to obstruct traffic, he decided to get a towing van to take it home in Festac.
Informed sources confided in this office that, as soon as the Police team at the second junction, Festac sighted the towing van which had already passed them by, they hijacked the nearest commercial bus and ran after the van. The towing van, we gathered was intercepted at the third junction and as soon as it was stopped, Sergeant Otene and his colleague (just 2 of them performed the illegal operation) took charge dragging the promising young man,Oyoma Edewor out of his towed Jeep and ordered him to seat on the ground.
The Policemen were however said to have threatened him to settle them and he was just about to explain the situation when Sergeant Otene pulled the trigger and shot him at close range. Though, he’s been arrested, reports reaching us have it that, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Festac Command is trying to act funny by changing the face of the story in order to absolve his men. We’re on the story and we shall do everything possible to make sure justice prevail in this case. Please let’s all rise.
Source: National Enquirer
Na wa oh! Na bloody trigger lovers known as police we de see 4 ds our Festac oh! It is becoming too much 4 ds bloody bastards o. Dat was how they killed a promising young man who was coming back from where he went to have a party with friends, friends that came to party with him from his passing out of NYSC. This guy was in a joyful mood d day he was killed, cos he was coming back frm d party @about 12am. Govt shld come to our rescue in FTT oh, I dnt understand ds new trend of police killing innocent people o. Oyoma was a jolly good fellow, who had no criminal record, I wonder 4 what reason life was snuffed out of ds young promising man?. Oyoma, pls dnt rest in peace, until u avenge ur killer o, police now more dangerous than Boko haram, Bloody bastards. Frm an angry festac resident. Stella keep up d good work, Godbless u.
ReplyDeleteThere’s really an urgent need to overhaul the whole rank and file of the Nigeria Police Force. At a time like this when all the chips are down and the attention of the global community is on the Nigeria nation over the 240+ missing school girls abducted by the dare devil insurgents, just yesterday evening, Saturday, May 10th, 2014, a police Sergeant attached to the Festac command wasted the life of a promising youngman, Oyoma Edewor-33, a Building Finishing Contractor over “Egunje”. And this is the third time this kind of case will be reported in same Festac Police Command.
ReplyDeleteAccording to eye witness account, the trigger happy Police Sergeant, Sgt. Otene who was so drunk at the time of the incident shot at the young man at close range when he refused to “settle” him for using a towing van to get his car off the road.
Tracing the genesis of the event that led to the unfortunate incident, National Enquirer gathered reliably that the Building Engineer’s car had had a slight accident somewhere around Lekki, Lagos and instead of leaving it on the road, to obstruct traffic, he decided to get a towing van to take it home in Festac.
Informed sources confided in this office that, as soon as the Police team at the second junction, Festac sighted the towing van which had already passed them by, they hijacked the nearest commercial bus and ran after the van. The towing van, we gathered was intercepted at the third junction and as soon as it was stopped, Sergeant Otene and his colleague (just 2 of them performed the illegal operation) took charge dragging the promising young man,Oyoma Edewor out of his towed Jeep and ordered him to seat on the ground.
The Policemen were however said to have threatened him to settle them and he was just about to explain the situation when Sergeant Otene pulled the trigger and shot him at close range. Though, he’s been arrested, reports reaching us have it that, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Festac Command is trying to act funny by changing the face of the story in order to absolve his men. We’re on the story and we shall do everything possible to make sure justice prevail in this case. Please let’s all rise.
Source: National Enquirer
Last night about 9:15pm those police men on bike stopped me on Ozumba and said I beat traffic light. The light went from green to yellow when I was already pass the stop line oo. I asked if he had any picture, he said I should open by car for one of them to enter and take me to their computer room in Alausa. I asked enter which car, the one you bought for me?
ReplyDeleteThe way the guy was shouting and giving me commands ehn I could tell he was drunk!
So I turned on my inner lights and he was shouting put off the light, I said lailai I want everyone to see what's happening. Then I picked my phone and said I want to make a call, let's go to the nearest police station here.
Guess what he said......, he said that's not The real Nigerian Police station....hahahah! (Abeg there is fake police station again?) When I started forming calling someone they got on their bike and fled.
I can bet if it's was not on a busy road/Island, they would have beaten me blue/black!!
So sad. How can you just open fire on someone without even thinking. See the way they snuffed life out of this handsome young man. The police should pay. Enough of these killings.
ReplyDelete@ Hons Ur head is correct ojare!
ReplyDeleteTo most ppl silence means foolishness!
So after the driver ran leaving oyema n his frnd, dey dcided to only shoot oyema!
Una no dey try at all!
And i hope wateva justice is meted on the police officer brings oyema back to life.
Common sense is trully uncommon.
Any MAN (nt even woman) wu exchanges words wit a uniform man wit a gun is on sucide mission n needs his head examined.
If u tink u are rite n u dont want to part wit bribe plz insist dat u shld be taken to a police station for wateva offence dey claim uv commited.
Ah ah pinkshell..
DeleteSo one can not explain their selves again because they men are holding guns? He had a right to explain to the police man please.. Don't make these people feel good with what they are doing
if we keep quiet all the time cos they are holding funs and wearing uniform then where is the freedom of speech... Please he should be punished,this case shouldn't be swept under the carpet,it wouldn't bring him back to life but other police men would know the depth of what they are getting themselves into.
if it means protesting,they people who are friends and neighbors should protest in festac,until the IG gets holds of these.infos.
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Where is that police man that came on the blog that day cussing people out for always cussing police men? Where are you? Come out and explain this...
Bunch of cowards... Fighting and killing civilians. Idiots
Pink shell I hate your comments..... You are just a big idiot.... Do u even think before typing?
DeleteDid u just type that pinkshell??? Aint surprised though, very typical of an average nigerian
DeleteQutie pls do not put words in2 my mouth.
DeleteI never said 1 shldnt explain, i sed dia is no sense in arguing or exchanging words wit uniform men.
Dese men are usually power drunk n undisciplined. Amd probably unda d influence of smthg.
Anony; buhahaha!
I wish i gave a fuck?
Miss/mrs ogudu, any time u av an encounter wit policemen be it wile driving or anytin. Kindly give d man a resounding slap, and wire us a feedback #Tanx!
These policemen ar jst useless.. Some days ago I ws arrested jst bcos I took a picture of some policemen in uniform fighting...Only God will help us..R.I.P Oyema
ReplyDeleteThat is suicidal
DeleteDo north try it again mbok
RIP Edewor O.
I can not be surprise that president GEJ should be blame on this as usual. RIP Oyoma.
ReplyDelete#BringBackOurGirls
Comoto dere who has ur tym n dat of ur god GEJ? A young man in his prime was shot dead u r talking trash. RIP Oyema #Angry #Sad
DeleteAn average policeman is always drunk, and they mostly have more than 1 wife. God help us.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad,life snuffed out of a promising young man.How about we start a#stop police brutality# campaign
ReplyDeleteSo sad...rest in peace!
ReplyDeleteSo sad...rest in peace!
ReplyDelete#JusticeForOyoma God help Us
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm diz is sad a lot of rot in Nigerian police. I so much hate them. @ night u see them drunk and looking for who to intimidate. That festac police station is anoda rotten zone. Master of bribery and corruption
ReplyDeleteTrue talk. Festac police division is very corrupt. There's one constable or corporal MATTHEW OGUNNIYI who claims to be attached to the LASTMA division at mile 2-festac axis. He and his fellow officers on that axis are thieves,rogues and robbers. They extort money from commercial vehicles and private car owners in that axis claiming they committed one traffic offence or the other. Please NPF monitor d activities of constable/corporal MATTHEW OGUNNIYI. He is a rogue in police uniform and one of those giving the force a bad name.
DeleteThat is why i always say the Nigerian uniform men are the WORST in the world!
ReplyDeleteEVERY ONE WHO READS THIS POST SHOULD COME OUT AND PROTEST AGAINST THIS UNWHOLESOME TREND AND REQUEST FOR CHANGE. I HAVE READ NOT MORE THAN 50 OF SUCH SENSELESS EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS BY POLICEMEN ON LINDA'S BLOG AND I CAN BET YOU, LATE OYOMA WOULD PROBABLY HAVE READ SAME AT SOME POINT IN HIS LIFE. ... MY TAKE; THE TREND WILL NOT STOP. YOU COULD BE THE NEXT VICTIM. DONT SAY ''IT WILL NOT BE YOUR PORTION'' COS IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU IMMUNE. FIGHT NOW TO SAVE YOUR LIFE TOMORROW. RIP EDEWOR.
ReplyDelete@ Flo: Na God save you ooo.. Don't see ozumba as busy cos if you know the amount of crime being committed there you go shock. Thank Goodness it didn't get pass that level oo.
ReplyDeleteMay God help us in this country with these drunks who call themselves our Police force.
RIP Oyoma.
nigerian police are not worthy of carrying guns around, they should all be given catapult or tasers to subdue erring and difficult citizens
ReplyDeleteThis is getting too much. Why should armed policemen be sent out to direct/control traffic? They end up using their guns to threaten and extort money from unarmed motorists. RIP Edewor. BTW anyone with an update on the 1st May police shooting that took place at Achara layout, Enugu?
ReplyDeleteThis is getting too much. Why should armed policemen be sent out to direct/control traffic? They end up using their guns to threaten and extort money from unarmed motorists. RIP Edewor. BTW anyone with an update on the 1st May police shooting that took place at Achara layout, Enugu?
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