NDC Senatorial Aspirant In Delta Blasts PSC, IGP Over Mene Ogidi Killing

Delta South Senatorial aspirant under the NDC, Dr. Austin Orette, on Thursday lashed out at the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force over the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Delta State, calling for urgent reforms in police recruitment and accountability.

Orette warned that recruiting individuals with violent tendencies into the police system poses a serious threat to society, urging the PSC to ensure that “sadists and senseless people” are not enlisted into the force.

“It is an invitation to barbarism when those charged with the duty to enforce laws become the chief violators,” he said.

The senatorial hopeful specifically condemned ASP Nuhu Usman, the officer allegedly involved in the killing, describing him as “a person of depraved mind.”

“I just watched the execution of a citizen by a policeman whose job is to serve and protect. This glaring abnormality must never be treated in isolation.

For a policeman to execute a handcuffed citizen in the full glare of the public shows a deeply troubling mindset,” Orette stated.

He called for a comprehensive investigation into the officer’s past conduct, suggesting the possibility of prior unreported abuses.

“He must have carried out other acts that have not come to public knowledge.

His entire career should be thoroughly investigated, and he must face the full weight of the law,” he added.

Orette further urged Nigerians to support legal action against the police, stressing the need for deterrent justice.

“When those entrusted with enforcing the law become violators, society must respond decisively to prevent a culture of impunity,” he said.

He also called for adequate compensation for the family of the deceased, proposing that such restitution should be drawn from the officer’s benefits and entitlements.

“The family and loved ones of the victim deserve full compensation, including from the pension and earnings of the officer responsible,” he said.

The Delta South aspirant challenged the police hierarchy to restore public confidence by demonstrating that the institution is not complicit in unlawful killings.

“As Nigeria continues to strengthen its democracy, the police must urgently embrace democratic values and shed the repressive culture inherited from military rule,” Orette added.