Some
policemen on guard in a private residence have allegedly killed a member of the
Special Anti Robbery Squad in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of
Anambra State.
Punch
correspondent gathered on Friday that the incident occurred near the home of
the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige.
A Police
source who pleaded anonymity told Punch correspondent in Awka that the
deceased, whose identity could not be confirmed as of press time, was mistaken
for a kidnapper by his colleagues.
“He (the
deceased) accompanied one of his colleagues to somebody’s residence to effect
an arrest at about 4.30 am.
“They were
handcuffing their suspect when somebody who did not know that they were SARS
operatives alerted some policemen on guard in a private residence in the
neighbourhood.
“The
neighbour had told the policemen that kidnappers were trying to abduct someone.
“As soon
as the policemen arrived the scene and saw the SARS operatives, they opened
fire at them and gunned down the deceased, thinking they were kidnappers.
“It was
minutes after that his colleagues identified him as a SARS operative on special
duty,” the source stated.
The
Officer-in-charge of SARS at Awkuzu, Sunday Okpe, confirmed the incident.
Okpe, who
spoke on the telephone with Punch correspondent, said the deceased was one of
his subordinates.
An insider
in the Police Command, who begged not to be mentioned, said that the offending
policemen were already facing orderly room trial.
- Punch
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