By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa
The police authorities in Bayelsa State have dismissed one Corporal Timidi and is to be arraigned in court over last week shooting incident in which an Okada rider and his passenger were killed.

The tragic incident had heightened tension in the serene rural Elebele and Ewoi community in Ogbia council area of the state.

The swift intervention of the State Commissioner of Police Aliyu Musa who personally visited the communities to sue for peace and commiserated with the families of the deceased persons however calmed the angry youths of the communities from taking the laws into their hands.

The commissioner it was learnt not only ordered the arrest and detention of the killer cop but also ensured that the law takes its course after dialoguing with the families of the deceased persons.

An informed source told Vanguard that after a thorough investigation, the trigger happy cop was found culpable and subsequently dismissed from the force.

According to the source, the trigger happy cop would have since been arraigned in court but for the thorough investigation ordered by the state commissioner which was just concluded.

“The police man involved in the shooting incident have been interrogated and found culpable. He has been dismissed from the force and would be charged to court soon,” the source said adding that the commissioner was prepared to ensure that the law takes its course on the matter.

Contacted the State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Musa who confirmed the dismissal of the policeman said he would be charged to court.

It would be recalled that the deceased Okada rider, an indigene of Elebele and his passenger identified as Stanley Obele, an indigene of Ewoi were reportedly shot and killed at checkpoint around Elebele few metres away from DAAR Communications premises in the outskirts of Yenagoa the state capital.

The deceased Obele, was on his way to Yenagoa the state capital to collect N20,000 from his brother working with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) when the tragic incident occurred.

It was gathered that as the Okada rider, on approaching the police checkpoint was stopped by the now dismissed policeman who allegedly demanded gratification from him which he (Okada rider) rebuffed and sped off.

Angered by the impudence of the Okada rider, the cop reportedly pulled the trigger of his rifle ostensibly to scare the former to stop him which turned out to be a fatal mistake.