{"id":2293,"date":"2024-05-28T21:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/05\/28\/family-seeks-justice-for-ayakoromo-born-motor-driver-asiayei-benalayefa-killed-by-a-police-officer-over-n200-bribe-in-bayelsa\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T21:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:02:31","slug":"family-seeks-justice-for-ayakoromo-born-motor-driver-asiayei-benalayefa-killed-by-a-police-officer-over-n200-bribe-in-bayelsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/05\/28\/family-seeks-justice-for-ayakoromo-born-motor-driver-asiayei-benalayefa-killed-by-a-police-officer-over-n200-bribe-in-bayelsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Seeks Justice For Ayakoromo Born Motor Driver, Asiayei Benalayefa Killed By A Police Officer Over N200 Bribe In Bayelsa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benalayefa Bako Asiayei was shot dead by a Nigeria police officer when returning from work in Yenagoa at Zikoro Road at about 8 pm 27th May 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benalayefa Asiayei 40 years old Electrician who hailed from Ayakoromo, Bobougbene community, Burutu Local Government Area, and Akugbene Town in Bomadi LGA both in Delta, who is a resident in Yenagoa was shot dead in his Sienna car while carrying one passenger at the front seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to an eyewitness the Douakpo police security patrol on the road stopped him and demanded N200 Naira, as their usual collection package from motorists which he said he doesn’t have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His words before he was shot, “I don’t have N200 and I am carrying just one person, suddenly the police man cracked his gun and fired him to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was at the scene the In-law to Chief Asiayei Zaiky who saw the crowd and identified his inlaws car and set down to see and raced the alarm and one of the Police officer pointed at the officer who carried out the irrational deed and the police van due to the crowd escaped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asiayei Zaiky further said before the police team escaped the culprit had already been snapshot by the eyewitness. The corpse was immediately taken to the Government House Yenagoa and later on, the police took the dead body to the FMC Mortuary Yenagoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of writing this report, the Asiayei family met with the police station to know why their son, whose father died in February and burial slated in August was murdered by the Nigerian police. According to the police, it was a mistake, and the officer in question is in the police custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Asiayei family seeks justice on the brutal Murder of Benalayefa Asiayei, a father of three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are calling on the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri and the Inspector General of Police in a matter of urgency, brought to book, the police man who shot Bena to death face the law, also calling on Ijaw Youth Council IYC Worldwide to take necessary action against police brutality in Bayelsa state”, the statement reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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