Nigeria, June 2 -- Five suspects, including a dismissed police officer, have been remanded by a Delta State High Court over the killing of singer Oghenemine Mene Ogidi, popularly known as OG Millan, following a fatal shooting in Effurun, Delta State, on 26 April.

The deceased, a budding singer, aged 28, had gone to Effurun Motor Park to receive a waybill from Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, according to the narrative in the media.

Suspicious of the parcel, park operators demanded that it be opened to ascertain its contents.

Mr Ogidi's adamant posture, however, reinforced their apprehension. But as he eventually yielded to the pressure of his interlocutors, a Beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition were found in the parcel.

His killing ...