ASP Nuhu Usman Faces Fresh Abuse Claims in Delta Scandal

Delta’s police scandal is widening fast. As ASP Usman Nuhu faces scrutiny over the alleged killing of Oghenemine, a fresh accuser has now come forward with harrowing claims of assault, sexual intimidation and extortion, deepening fears that the case may expose a wider pattern of abuse inside the same unit.

Atlantic Post

April 29, 2026

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ASP Nuhu Usman Faces Fresh Abuse Claims as Delta Killing Sparks Fury

Delta State is now at the centre of a widening police scandal after fresh allegations of assault, harassment, sexual intimidation and extortion were levelled against ASP Nuhu Usman, the officer already under intense scrutiny over the alleged extrajudicial killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Effurun.

The Delta State Police Command says Usman has been arrested and moved to Force Headquarters, Abuja, while the Nigeria Police Force has said he will face the Force Disciplinary Committee and possible prosecution for what it described as a clear breach of operational rules.

The new allegations were made by Ozima Paris Ekeh, who says the incident happened in 2023 when she was stopped while riding on a commercial motorcycle.

In her account, as reported by Naija News, she said the officer and members of his team forced her and the rider to dismount, then allegedly turned aggressive.

She claimed Usman struck her with his gun, dragged the bike rider down and ordered her into a shuttle bus. One of the lines attributed to her was stark: “He hit me and dragged the bike man down.”

Ekeh further alleged that the abuse escalated as she approached the police vehicle, with the officer making inappropriate comments about her body and subjecting her to degrading treatment.

She said the encounter left her humiliated and dehumanised, and she later described fearing that she might be killed or sexually assaulted. Another line reported from her account reads: “I thought they might kill me or even rape me.”

Those allegations remain untested, but they have now entered the public record at the very moment the officer is already facing a murder probe.

Her testimony also raises the more familiar and deeply corrosive charge of police extortion. According to her account, officers demanded ₦50,000 and threatened to take her to a station where she would be “dealt with” if she refused to pay.

She alleged that she eventually withdrew the cash from a Point of Sale operator under escort and handed it over to the men.

If accurate, that would place the complaint squarely inside the broader national crisis of abuse of power, where force, fear and money extraction are said to work together as a daily policing method rather than an exception.

The first and more explosive case concerns the killing of Mene Ogidi, which the Delta police say happened on 26 April 2026 in Effurun.

According to the command, officers responded to intelligence from Benin Motor Park along the Warri Sapele Expressway after a suspect was allegedly apprehended while attempting to waybill a parcel said to contain a Beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition.

The force says the team leader, ASP Nuhu Usman, discharged his firearm in “clear violation” of Force Order 237 and standard operating procedure, resulting in Ogidi’s death.

That detail matters because the police themselves are now publicly acknowledging the internal rules that were allegedly breached.

In the published reporting, the command said the officer had been transferred to Abuja for disciplinary proceedings, and Channels Television reported that Bright Edafe said the officer would be tried for murder.

The Nigeria Police Force has also stressed that it maintains “zero tolerance” for extra judicial actions and abuse of authority.

In other words, the institution is trying to discipline the case at the same time as it is being judged in the court of public opinion.

This is why the fresh allegations from Ekeh are so damaging. They do not stand alone. They land on top of a shooting that has already triggered outrage, a viral video, official condemnation and calls for accountability.

Premium Times noted that cases of police brutality, extortion and extrajudicial killings in Nigeria have continued “despite sanctions such as dismissal from service”, and the paper also linked the Delta case to other recent allegations of extortion and abuse involving officers in the state and beyond.

The wider message is blunt: the badge is still too often being used as a shield for impunity.

The legal and political weight of the matter is also significant. Force Order 237 is repeatedly cited by the police in relation to the use of firearms, and the command’s own statement suggests that the officer acted outside that framework. That makes the case more than a routine disciplinary matter.

It becomes a test of whether the police will truly police their own, whether victims can come forward without fear, and whether Delta State is witnessing isolated misconduct or something closer to a culture problem inside a pressured and under supervised unit.

For now, the facts that are already clear are enough to fuel anger. A young man is dead. An officer is in custody. A second woman has come forward with allegations of abuse. The police are promising discipline, prosecution and justice, but public confidence will not be restored by statements alone.

It will depend on whether the inquiry is open, whether every member of the team is examined, and whether the final outcome is seen to punish abuse rather than merely contain embarrassment.

In a state already rattled by insecurity and public distrust, this case is fast becoming a referendum on whether the Nigerian police can still claim moral authority.