Reps To Probe Alleged Police Extra Judicial Killing In Mushin

The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja mandated its Committees on Police Affairs and Human Rights to probe the alleged killing of one Mr Chrisantus Okorie, by a policeman.
The committees are expected to report back to the House within two weeks.
The resolution was sequel to a motion by Rep. Raphael Igbokwe (PDP-Imo), which was adopted when put to vote by the Speaker, Rep. Aminu Tambuwal.
The motion is entitled: "Killing of Mr Chrisantus Okorie by the Nigeria Police".
Earlier, while moving the motion, Igbokwe said that an officer of the Nigeria Police Force allegedly killed Mr Chrisantus Okorie on Thursday April 11, in Mushin, Lagos.
He said that the late Okorie hailed from Umuevu Village, Okirika-Nweke Autonomous Community, of Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo.
The legislator expressed worry over what he called extra judicial killings in recent times by the Nigeria Police.
He further expressed concern that the outcome of previous reported incidents had not been adequately and publicly reported by the police authorities as expected by Nigerians.
Igbokwe expressed the fear that if no decisive action was carried out, more innocent and defenceless Nigerians would continue to lose their lives.
In their various contributions, Reps. Aminu Sulieman (PDP-Kano), Karibi Nado (PDP-Bayelsa), also noted the extra judicial killings of innocent Nigerians by the police and said the development must stop.
Sulieman urged members to act quickly in order to forestall future occurrence.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the motion was not opposed and the speaker referred it to the relevant committees for more action.
Meanwhile, the house has mandated the Committee on Agriculture to conduct a public hearing on how the ministry will structure a policy to facilitate peaceful co-existence between farmers and herdsmen.
The resolution followed a motion by Rep. Ossai Ossai (PDP-Delta), which the house adopted when put to vote.
The motion is entitled: "Brutal killing of 10 Indigenes of Ogume Community by some herdsmen in Delta State".
Moving the motion, Ossai said that the reported killing by some herdsmen of 10 indigenes of Ogume Community took place on Saturday, March 13.
He said that a meeting between the community and the herdsmen was held prior to the killing,
Ossai added that the herdsmen were told to herd their cattle to areas within the community that had not fallen under cultivation.
He said that it was the destruction of farm crops through the grazing activities of the herds that prompted the community to relocate the herdsmen.
The legislator also identified ceaseless raiding and carting away of yam tubers, which made the community to resort to such action.
The motion was referred to the Committee on Agriculture for further action. (NAN)
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