The incident occurred while the policemen who were led by
one Sergeant Ikiira Sunday from Mopol 29 in Awka, Anambra State were hurriedly
getting away from the scene of a breached pipeline.
The policemen who were accosted by military men at Egbema as
well as community youths, reportedly engaged the soldiers in a gun battle while
trying to escape after a successful operation at the pipeline.
The Nation reported that Nwedu was knocked down when the
policemen zoomed off in their vehicle after being overpowered by the military
men. They've now been taken into custody.
Imo state's Police spokeperson Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed the incident but described it as an "accident".
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