Tragedy struck the Ivo Local Government Area on Wednesday night as a violent confrontation between personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) claimed the life of a police officer and left several others wounded.
The Chairman of Ivo Local Government, Emmanuel Ajah, confirmed the incident, revealing that the Divisional Police Officer had relayed details of the unfortunate episode.
I was informed by the DPO that a serious altercation occurred between officers of the police and civil defence in Amaeze, resulting in the death of one of our policemen – Ajah
An eyewitness from the community, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed that the deceased, identified as Inspector Shedrack, may have been fatally shot accidentally during the melee. According to this source, tension escalated when three police Hilux vehicles carrying roughly 30 officers reportedly intercepted and discharged gunfire at an NSCDC vehicle transporting mining equipment.
The witness explained,
During the heated situation, Shedrack reportedly sought to disarm one of the civil defence officers. However, while other policemen aimed their weapons at the NSCDC personnel, they mistakenly shot their colleague instead. Tragically, he died instantly, and several others were injured
Recall Dawn Herald on Thursday this week reported a similar incident where a police officer was taken into custody after allegedly shooting a soldier dead in Futuk, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Monday evening. The tragic incident started from a confrontation involving a truck linked to a Chinese mining firm.
The remains of the late Inspector have been taken to a morgue, while those injured were rushed to a nearby healthcare facility for emergency treatment. As of Thursday morning, official comments from the Ebonyi State commands of the Police and NSCDC had not been released regarding the episode.
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