{"id":907,"date":"2021-10-28T20:42:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/28\/niger-delta-rights-activist-ozobo-calls-for-prosecution-of-police-officer-who-opened-fire-on-protesting-students-in-benin\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T20:42:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:42:07","slug":"niger-delta-rights-activist-ozobo-calls-for-prosecution-of-police-officer-who-opened-fire-on-protesting-students-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/10\/28\/niger-delta-rights-activist-ozobo-calls-for-prosecution-of-police-officer-who-opened-fire-on-protesting-students-in-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger Delta Rights Activist Ozobo Calls For Prosecution Of Police Officer Who Opened Fire On Protesting Students In Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Hon. Austin Ozobo.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Special Assistant to the governor of Delta state, Comrade Ozobo Austin has condemned the police shooting of a protesting Ijaw female student in NPDC headquarters in Benin, stressing that the erring police officers must be fetched out to face the music of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ijaw political leader said it was unprofessional for police to open fire at unarmed peaceful protesters, adding that the erring police officers must not go unpunished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was recalled that Niger Delta students protested in the headquarters of Nigeria Petroleum Development company, NPDC, where the company\u2019s office was closed down on Wednesday.
Source, said the female Niger Delta student was shot when the protesting students revisited the company\u2019s office upon invitation by the company\u2019s management to address their plight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The source, said the police shoot intermittently upon the arrival of the students at the company\u2019s office on Thursday morning, Leading to the wounding of a female student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The political adviser who condemned the act of the police, demanded justice to avoid provocation and break down of law and order by angry youths in the state.
The Ijaw leader has called on the Commissioner of police in Edo state to arrest and prosecute the erring police officers for the interest of peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coastal News The Special Assistant to the governor of Delta state, Comrade Ozobo Austin has…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,6,14],"tags":[201],"class_list":["post-907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-education","category-opinion","tag-hon-austin-ozobo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211028-203957_chrome-1.jpg?fit=895%2C671&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1355,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/01\/18\/hon-ozobo-felicitates-with-chief-wayles-on-birth-anniversary-wishes-him-longevity-gods-unlimited-blessings\/","url_meta":{"origin":907,"position":0},"title":"Hon Ozobo Felicitates With Chief Wayles On Birth Anniversary, Wishes Him Longevity, God’s Unlimited Blessings","author":"Coastal Times","date":"January 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News The Special Assistant to the governor of Delta State on political matters, Comrade Ozobo Austin has felicitated with High Chief Omonena Victor Wayles Egukawhore (JP), on 56th birth anniversary. 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