Abakaliki
Men of the Crack Squad of the Ebonyi State Police command on Wednesday shot dead a yet to be identified Labourer and critically injured another three in the state.
The incident which happened at Ugwuechara junction within the state capital started when the Crack Team stopped a bike man and wanted to confiscate his motorcycle thinking he was into yahoo business.
An eyewitness narrated that the bike man introduced himself to the policemen as a military personnel but the Crack Team started molesting and beating him.
"As the policemen removed his cap and started hitting him with their guns and the bike man tried to resist them, possibly to snatch one of their guns,
so one of the team fired which killed one labour seekers, who usually gather at the junction to look for daily job".
"Another three persons were also critically wounded and were rushed to the hospital. The corpse and the bike man were later taken to the station by the men of the Crack Squad", the source narrated.
Meanwhile, the Special Assistant to the governor on Internal security, Ebonyi Local government area, Hon. obinna Mbam confirmed the incident.
He said that normalcy has returned to the area and assured that the perpetrators must be brought to book.
Meanwhile, the Police public relations officer, Ebonyi State Command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, in a statement said, those involved in the act has been arrested and both the police officer and the individual who claimed to be a soldier are in police custody.
"In response to the rising incidents of motorcycle theft and snatching in Abakaliki, officers from the command were conducting a routine patrol on the old Enugu-Abakaliki road near the Ugwuachara area when they stopped an individual riding a motorcycle to request the motorcycle's particulars.
"The individual claimed to be a soldier but was unable to provide identification. As the officers attempted to arrest him for this reason, he resisted and began to grapple with one of the officer's rifles. This struggle resulted in an accidental discharge of ammunition, which tragically resulted in the death of one man and injuries to three others.
"Both the police officer and the individual involved in this incident are currently in custody. The police command extends its condolences to the family of the deceased.
"Furthermore, we assure the public that a thorough investigation will be carried out, and any person found culpable will face the full extent of the law"
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