Outrage As Police Shoot Asiayei Benalayefa Dead In Yenagoa, Family Seeks Justice

Outrage As Police Shoot Asiayei Benalayefa Dead In Yenagoa, Family Seeks Justice.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

The Asiayei family seeks justice on the brutal Murder of Benalayefa Asiayei, a father of three children.

"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.