Tragedy struck in Rivers State on Thursday as a policeman
working with the state’s task force shot a policewoman.
The incident which happened at about 5pm at Eneka in Obio/Akpor
Local Government Area of the state caused pandemonium in the
community.
It was gathered that the policewoman who was on a separate duty
tried to pacify the task force from harassing some traders along
the road.
Our correspondent also learnt that the policeman was targeting
another person before the bullet went off and hit the
policewoman.
The policewoman, whose identity could not be immediately
ascertained, was said to have slumped and died on the spot as the
bullet hit her in the chest.
“The incident happened at about 5pm at Eneka. The policewoman
was trying to stop them (task force). One of our men that live
around there told us that the policeman, who accompanied the task
force, was targeting somebody else, but ended up shooting the
policewoman that was on a separate duty.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Joseph Mukan, told our
correspondent that the errant policeman had been arrested and
undergoing orderly room trial.
Mukan said, “There is no satisfactory explanation from the man
who did the shooting. He has been arrested, disarmed and he is
undergoing orderly room trial now. He may likely be dismissed today
and charged to court tomorrow.”