Police chief orders detention of officer who shot seven-year-old boy
<img width="2048" height="1364" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?fit=2048%2C1364&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Azare" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?resize=524%2C349&ssl=1 524w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?resize=1622%2C1080&ssl=1 1622w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Commissioner-of-Police-in-Akwa-Ibom-State-Baba-Azare-1.jpg?resize=1140%2C759&ssl=1 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><p>Mr Azare has visited a seven-year-old boy injured during a stop-and-search operation in Uyo and ordered the detention of the officer, pending investigation.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/909306-police-chief-orders-detention-of-officer-who-shot-seven-year-old-boy.html">Police chief orders detention of officer who shot seven-year-old boy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>