Nigeria, July 3 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the prosecution of a police officer over the killing of Kabiru Babai, a truck driver and imam who was allegedly shot dead during a police operation in Osun State.

A police sergeant, Moses Samuel, allegedly killed Mr Babai on 3 December 2021 at Ota-Efun in Osogbo, Osun State.

On Thursday, more than four years after the incident, Judge Peter Lifu awarded N200 million in damages against the Inspector-General of Police, the Commissioner of Police, the Osun State Command and Mr Samuel after finding that the killing violated Mr Babai's constitutional right to life.

The judge delivered the judgement on Thursday in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the victim's widow, ...