Anthony Nwadike, an inspector in the Nigerian Police force, has been dismissed after being arraigned for allegedly killing a motorcyclist.
Nwadike was arraigned on Thursday before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo state.
Mr. Nwadike was said to have shot and killed the commercial motorcyclist (okada rider), Sunday Joseph, on September 4.
The case was adjourned to October 12, and the suspect remanded in prison custody.
Abayomi Shogunle, an Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of the Police Complaint Response Unit (CRU), said the police in Ondo was holding talks with the family of the late okada riders to resolve how to cater for the well-being of his dependent relatives.
“Any police officer involved in any act that is not justifiable under the laws of the land would be held accountable without delay as the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of IGP Ibrahim Idris is being guided by international core values of democratic policing, integrity and respect for the rule of law,” Mr. Shogunle said.