WAHALA! Police Officers in Hot Chase After Killing Suspected Internet Fraudster
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Sep 16, 2020
On Tuesday, a joint police task force was given a hot chase by aggrieved persons after an accident in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, according to eyewitnesses.
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The accident involved three suspected internet fraudsters, who were being chased by the police unit.
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The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at the East bypass when the Toyota Corolla with registration number KUJ-553LY Abuja veered off the road during the chase and hit an electricity pole.
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One of the victims gave up the ghost instantly while two others out of the three who sustained serious injuries later died while they were being taken away.
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Eyewitnesses said the police officers were given a hot chase by sympathisers while running away after the incident.
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They were said to have been shooting sporadically into the air to be able to escape jungle justice.
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The Osun state police spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment on the matter.
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Meanwhile, relatives of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed in a police shooting in her own home, announced Tuesday they have settled their wrongful death suit with the US city of Louisville for $12 million, as well as promises of local law enforcement reforms.
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The civil settlement was substantial and relatively quick, reflecting the public pressure and emotion surrounding the case of the 26-year-old, which became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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After Taylor's death on March 13, another black citizen, George Floyd, died on May 25 in Minneapolis while a police officer knelt on his neck, sparking protests across the country against racism and police brutality.
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Taylor family attorney Ben Crump called the $12 million settlement "historicÔÇØ but said the "comprehensive reformÔÇØ plan was "equally important.ÔÇØ
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Authorities in Louisville and the state of Kentucky pledged to implement measures that might head off incidents similar to the botched raid in which Taylor was killed.
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Those include more oversight from commanding officers about search warrants, the hiring of a team of social workers, and encouraging officers to do community service.
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said the city "is not waiting to move ahead with needed reforming to prevent the tragedy like this from ever happening again.ÔÇØ
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Taylor was killed when three plainclothes police officers executing a "no knockÔÇØ search warrant burst into her apartment late at night.
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Taylor's boyfriend, who was in bed with her, grabbed a gun and exchanged fire with the officers. He later said he thought they were criminals.
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The officers, who had not activated their body cameras as required, shot Taylor eight times, killing her. A police sergeant was also wounded.
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The agreement signals an end to the civil proceedings but not to the criminal investigation, which has yet to lead to any charges, six months after Taylor's death.
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The three said they had announced themselves before entering. They later filed an after-action report that was found to be rife with errors.
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The raid was carried out simultaneously with a handful of others targeting Taylor's ex-boyfriend, an alleged narcotics dealer. But Taylor had broken up with him months before.
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"As significant as today is, it's only the beginning of getting full justice for Breonna,ÔÇØ said her mother, Tamika Palmer.
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"It's time to move forward with the criminal charges.ÔÇØ
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No criminal charges yet
Taylor's family filed a civil complaint in April seeking redress, claiming that the search warrant was in error and that the officers had fired blindly and without due diligence.
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One of the three officers, Brett Hankison, has since been fired, and the other two were suspended. The city has also banned "no knockÔÇØ warrants.
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The case has sparked international outrage, and earned celebrity attention.
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Oprah Winfrey paid for billboards in Kentucky demanding justice for Taylor. US Open champion Naomi Osaka wore a face mask bearing Taylor's name during her run for the title.
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Formula One star Lewis Hamilton wore a t-shirt that read "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna TaylorÔÇØ on the podium at Sunday's Tuscan Grand Prix.
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A portrait of Taylor graced the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's September issue.
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But so far, none of the officers has been charged - a fact that has fueled daily anti-racism protests in Louisville for weeks.
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Armed militia members, claiming to want to prevent acts of vandalism, have also been present, notably on the sidelines of the Kentucky Derby on September 5.
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi