My son was killed by policeman after I reported him for stealing generator

Gabriel Chikezie, a resident of Kubwa, Abuja, testified before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Zuba about how a police officer shot and killed his son after the man accused him of stealing a generator.

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Chikezie testified before the court that Haruna Ocheni had shot and killed his son, with Adama Musa, the prosecution’s attorney, leading the charge.

He claimed that after learning that his late son had taken a generator from his Kubwa home, he called his neighbour Ocheni to ask for assistance in getting a police officer to help retrieve the generator.

He added that he got in touch with Ocheni, who showed up at his residence with a rope, tied his son’s hands together, and dragged him.

In response to his son’s resistance, he said, Ocheni struck him in the head with a weapon before shooting him.

Chikezie went on to say that he brought his son to Kubwa General Hospital, where it was determined he was dead.

Haruna Ocheni, the already-fired Inspector, was given a 30-year prison term on Friday by the court for the 17-year-old boy’s death.

Ocheni was accused by the police of guilty killing that is not capital.

Ocheni had no business being at the deceased’s home at the time of the occurrence, according to Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya, who delivered the ruling, holding that the prosecution had established its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

With over 29 years of experience as an inspector, Ogbonnaya claimed he should be familiar with the regulations governing his field.

He acknowledged firing two rounds from the gun and did not dispute using it.She stated, “The rounds were fired knowing that they could result in death.