The trigger-happy policeman who killed a young Keke Napep ride at Rukpokwu area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state, has been detained.
LIB reported earlier
that the policeman was accused of shooting the commercial tricyclist for
refusing to give him N100 bribe in the early hours of today December 10.
Police Public
Relations Officer of the Command, Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the incident urged
residents to remain calm as justice will be served on the incident. He added that policemen have been deployed to
the area to restore calm and contain a further breakdown of law and order.
Omoni said;
“I am aware of the
incident at Rukpoku. One of our men killed a Keke rider this morning. The
policeman has been disarmed and he is detained now.
“We have mobilised our
men in the area to restore calm and contain a further breakdown of law and
order.
“We are pleading for
calm to allow us to bring him to justice. Two wrongs can never make a wrong.
The Keke driver has died and the man who killed him must receive his
punishment.
“Killing a policeman
or burning down a station cannot bring him back to life or give him justice,
instead it will deteriorate the situation.”
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