The
police in Adamawa State have confirmed the death of a sergeant from gunshot by
a corporal, allegedly following a feud over a girl.
The spokesperson of the police in the state,
Othman Abubakar, confirmed the death of the officer “over a minor
disagreement.”
The incident happened at a bar in Madagali
Local Government Area of the state.
A witness who refused to be named said the two
officers had a spat over the girl said to be an alcohol seller and the
girlfriend of the corporal.
“They had a hot argument had on Tuesday over
one alcohol seller who is girlfriend to Corporal Adamu. She had complained that
late Sergeant Timothy did not pay a N100 bill for his drink.
“He initially took a shot of a local gin and
demanded for another shot. This situation provoked Corporal Adamu, who warned
Sergeant Timothy to be careful with his utterance to his girlfriend or he would
be dealt with mercilessly.
“And true to his words, Corporal Adamu cocked
his rifle and shot Timothy, killing him on the spot and causing pandemonium,”
the witness said.
Police
spokesperson, Mr. Abubakar, told Premium Times that an officer “shot his
colleague over a minor disagreement.”
“Reports from the area indicated that it was on
Tuesday morning at about 11 : 00 a.m, when Corporal Bala Adamu and his
colleague late Sergeant Emmanuel Timothy attached to 13 Squadron Police Mobile
Force, Makurdi on special duties in Madagali, engaged each other in a hot
argument that resulted to the corporal killing the sergeant with his rifle.”
He said
the corporal had been arrested, while the corpse of the slain officer had been
deposited at the Yola Specialist Hospital Mortuary.
“The case has since been referred to the
Criminal Investigation Department, Cid, at the state headquarters and
investigation has commenced,” Mr. Abubakar said.
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