Imo Police Assault Commandant, kills Orderly
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by Our CorrespondentMen of the Nigeria Police, Imo State have reportedly assaulted the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) of the state.
It was gathered that the heavily armed policemen invaded the NSCDC headquarters at Okigwe Road, Owerri on Monday, April 25th killing the Commandant’s Orderly in the process.
It was alleged that the NSCDC commandant was dragged out half naked and beaten while several officers of the Civil Defence were injured in the attack.
The said attack on the personnel of the NSCDC was allegedly well co-ordinated as the invading Police officers shot sporadically in the air, forcing residents of the area to scamper for their safety.
Leadership Newspaper that trouble started after a heated argument had ensued between the driver of the NSCDC boss and a police officer in a mufti, who blocked the exit way of the commandant’s entourage, which was returning from Abacheke, the oil bunkering site where scores were burnt to death in Egbema.
The source further stated that all entreaties by the commandant’s security details for the person to give way for the entourage to drive pass was to no avail.
“When asked by the commandant’s security escorts to move aside, the police officer who was not on uniform vehemently refused without even disclosing his identity. He was, however, ignored on the commandant’s directive.
“However, rather than go his way, the police officer, unknown to the men of the Corps, put a call through to his colleagues, who mobilized to the command’s headquarters, while he followed the entourage to Owerri.
“On reaching the Corps office, while the commandant made to enter the command, the man blocked the NSCDC boss, brought out a pistol and announced that he was a police officer.
“On sighting that, he was immediately rounded up and arrested by NSCDC officers who also seized the pistol to avert danger.”
Another officer said; “After he was released, he returned with heavily armed enraged MOPOL men who went into beating, shooting and attacking both officers and their facilities at the premises.”
Our Correspondent also gathered that the enraged MOPOL officers who threatened to shoot at the state commandant allegedly boasted that nothing will happen.
As at the time of filing this report, efforts to get spokespersons of both security agencies to react to the show of shame proved abortive as they did not respond to calls put across to their phone lines.
Our reliable source revealed that the heavily armed men were of the Squadron-18 Mobile Police, Owerri.
