Youths of Obaze community, off Upper Mission Road in Benin-City, on Saturday, barricaded a section of the Upper Mission Road in protest against the killing of a young man.
Ikpomwosa Aikpitanyi was said to have been extra judicially executed by the police.
An orphan, he was reportedly a member of the vigilance group in the community until his death about 11pm on Friday.
The youths said they wanted to ensure justice was done in the matter.
The police, speaking to Channels Television, said they had arrested the operatives who responded to the distress call from which the shooting occurred and that investigations were ongoing.
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