The police have said their investigation did not find enough evidence to prove that the two officers involved in the incident shot Nurudeen Azeez.
According to the police, Azeez’s elder brother, Nurudeen Musa, told investigators that he was present when pellets were removed from the victim’s body. The police said 15 pellets were recovered, 13 were documented, and six were kept as evidence.
The officers’ duty records and firearm records were also checked during the investigation. The police said the two officers had signed out two AK-47 rifles for their assignment that night.
Both rifles were sent for forensic examination. The police said the tests showed that neither rifle had been fired during the incident.
The police also said the pellets removed from Azeez’s body did not match the type of ammunition used by an AK-47.
A locally made pistol recovered at the scene was also examined. According to the police, the pistol showed signs that it had recently been fired. However, they said the finding could not prove who had fired the weapon.
Based on the evidence gathered, the police said they could not establish that either of the two officers was responsible for the shooting.
The command stated that although Azeez suffered a genuine gunshot injury, the investigation could not identify the person who fired the weapon.
The case recently attracted public attention after Azeez spoke about the incident and said the shooting left him paralysed. He also appealed for help to regain the use of his legs.
Azeez has continued to allege that a police officer shot him after ordering him to stand up before leaving the scene. However, the police maintained that the forensic findings from their 2021 investigation did not link either of the two officers to the shooting.
