Bystander Shot De@d As Police And Soldier Fight In Ebonyi

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the death of a middle-aged bystander who was shot dead by a police officer after a round went off from his gun during a struggle between a police team and a soldier at the Ugwuachara axis of the old Enugu-Ogoja Expressway in Ebonyi State.

According to the Nation, the State’s Police Commissioner, CP Adaku Uche-Anya, verified the occurrence, stating that it occurred during a stop-and-search operation along the axis.

CP Uche-Anya stated that the disturbance began when a soldier on a motorcycle approached the location and was flagged down by police officers.

“Police men on stop and search stopped the purported soldier and wanted to search him, he refused and their was scuffle, during the scuffle between them, the soldier was trying to disarm one of them and the bullet went off and hit a bystander.

“It’s not as if they just opened fire on innocent bystander, just that during the scuffle, bullet went off and hit bystander.

“One person died during the process and three others were injured but they’re responding to treatment. We’ve confirmed that the purported soldier is actually a soldier, both the soldier and the police man are in our custody and we’re investigating what happened” the CP stated.