Rivers State: Policeman Shoots, Kills Policewoman

A police officer attached to the Rivers State task force shot a policewoman dead on Thursday.

The event occurred at Eneka in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, causing an uproar in the community. The event was said to have happend around 5 pm.

According to reports, the officers of the task force were harassing traders along the road, and the policewoman who intervened in a bid to deescalate the situation, was hit by a bullet meant for another person at the scene.

The unidentified policewoman was reported to have died on the spot as she bled out from the bullet wound in her chest.

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“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."

Speaking on the incident, the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Joseph Mukan, said that the offending police officer had been detained and was being probed in an orderly room trial.

Mr. Joseph 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.”