A policeman attached to a supermarket along Ada George Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday went on a shooting spree, injuring three people in the process.
It was gathered that the victims, a commercial tricycle rider, a passerby and a trader, are in critical condition.
The victims are said to be receiving treatment at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.
It was learnt that the policeman started shooting because he was angry at the attitude of the commercial tricycle drivers operating in the area.
One of the victims said, “I saw my brother who is also a keke driver. He said I should wait for him to park. The next thing I heard was a gunshot. When I heard the gunshot, it was on my leg. It was my brother that brought me to the hospital.’’
Another victim said the policeman opened fire on him after he approached him to leave the tricycle drivers alone.
“He shot me on my waist. I went down and shouted, ‘officer you have shot me’”, he stated
The Chairman, Rumuokuta, Ada George branch, Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria, Kingsley Wobo, said the union would get justice for the victims.
Wobo said, “I was told that he was angry that a bus driver blocked the frontage of where he was. He asked the driver to leave the place. Before he left, another keke rider came and he shot at him. We are not happy with what is going on.”
Spokesman, Rivers State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident, adding that two cops linked with the shooting had been detained.
He also said the incident is being investigated.
Comments are closed.