Tragedy as civil defence personnel kills mobile policeman
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps yesterday
accidentally shot dead his colleague, a mobile policeman, during a gun
battle with suspected armed robbers at Etegwe in Yenagoa, Bayelsa
State. It was gathered that the civil defence personnel and the
deceased mobile policeman were attached to the Bayelsa State Police
Command security outfit, Operation Doo Akpoo.
The incident, Daily Sun checks revealed, occurred at Etegwe during a
gun battle with suspected armed robbers who were trying to escape. A
witness said the civil defence personnel in an attempt to shoot at the
armed robbers, shot the mobile policeman, who was trying to take
position to also shoot the bandits.
“On sighting the described vehicle of the bandits, they engaged in
hot pursuit. When the occupants of the vehicle shot at the police, the
civil defence personnel jumped down and shot at the bandits, who were
trying to escape. But not before the deceased mobile policeman jumped
into the line of fire while taking position to also shoot,” the
eyewitness recounted.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Bayelsa State
Police Command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, who confirmed the incident described
it as unfortunate.
“The deceased policeman and the civil defence personnel were attached
to the state special security patrol team known as Doo Apoo. He
accidentally shot his colleague during a pursuit of suspected armed
robbers,” Akhigbe explained.
