Amnesty decries wanton killing of teenager by DPO in Borno

Amnesty International has condemned the alleged killing of a teenager, Umar Muhammad, widely known as Gajiye, by a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Borno State and called for the officers involved to be held accountable .
In a Sunday statement posted on Facebook , the rights group said authorities must investigate the brutal extrajudicial killing of Gajiye, said to be 15 or 16 years, at a Maulid gathering in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of the state.
According to Amnesty, the teenager was reportedly shot to death at close range by a DPO of the rank of Superintendent of Police.
“Eye witnesses told Amnesty International that the DPO and his contingent went to the venue of the ...