In a statement released on Wednesday, signed by its Country Director, Angela Uwandu-Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the human rights body condemned the killing, which occurred on April 26, 2026, in the Effurun area of the state.
An International human rights organisation, Avocats Sans Frontières France (Lawyers Without Borders) has called on the Nigerian authorities to ensure absolute transparency in the investigation and swift public prosecution of ASP Nuhu Usman for the alleged summary execution of a 28-year-old suspect, Mene Ogidi, in Delta State.
In a statement released on Wednesday, signed by its Country Director, Angela Uwandu-Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the human rights body condemned the killing, which occurred on April 26, 2026, in the Effurun area of the state.
The group described the act as a “total collapse of due process” and a blatant breach of the fundamental Right to Life guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution.
The group’s intervention follows the circulation of a disturbing video on social media showing the victim with his hands and legs tied — posing no imminent threat —before he was allegedly gunned down by ASP Usman, an officer attached to the Effurun Area Command.
ASF France noted that the execution violated Police Force Order 237, which strictly limits the use of firearms to extreme situations where there is an imminent threat of death or serious injury.
The statement partly read: “The summary execution of Mene Ogidi represents a total collapse of due process and a blatant breach of the fundamental Right to Life guaranteed by Section 33 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It further violates the principle of Presumption of Innocence under Section 36, which states unequivocally that every citizen is innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdictio
“The killing of a suspect in this manner is a direct violation of the rules of engagement and is contrary to Nigeria Police Force Order 237, an internal regulation which strictly limits the use of firearms to extreme situations where there is an imminent threat of death or serious injury. As seen in the video circulating on social media, the victim had his hands and legs tied, posing no imminent threat to anyone.”
