There
was commotion along Ada George Road in Port Harcourt on Thursday morning as
soldiers sacked the Rumukpakani Police Station, allegedly over the killing of
their colleague by a policeman.
A
policeman had Thursday morning
shot and killed the Army officer, who was in mufti after mistakenly tagging him
an armed robber.
The
deceased soldier was said to have come out of a hotel armed with a pistol in
his pocket before he was accosted by a group of policemen, who shot him, even
after he allegedly tried to identify himself.
Dissatisfied
with the killing of their colleague, a group of soldiers had stormed the
Rumukpakani Police Station and reportedly arrested the Divisional Police
Officer and eight others, including the policeman, who allegedly shot the Army
officer.
Apart
from taking away some policemen from the station, some suspects in the police
cell were said to have taken advantage of the commotion to escape.
The
presence of the soldiers at the police station was said to have caused chaos as
motorists and pedestrians found it difficult to pass through Ada George, which
was locked down for more than an hour.
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