People scampered for safety at Mokola area
of Ibadan on Thursday as police officers shot sporadically after some
soldiers stormed their station in the afternoon
Source = news.naij.com
The
soldiers, who came on motorcycles, reportedly beat and manhandled the
police officers they met at the station in order to avenge an alleged
brutality inflicted on one of their colleagues on Wednesday by
policemen.
The
affected soldier was said to be a victim of a ‘stop and search’
operation usually embarked upon by officers of the police station every
night in front of their Mokola office.
The soldier was reportedly shot on the ankle for refusing to heed the order of a police officer who stopped his vehicle.
The
development infuriated his colleagues, who stormed the station and
manhandled policemen on duty, beating them with belts for few minutes
before they left for their barracks.
Officers at the station called for re-enforcement, which did not arrive until the soldiers left.
As
at late afternoon, the mobilised policemen had taken over some
strategic areas close to the station, shooting sporadically and causing
traffic gridlock.
Police sources said a soldier was later arrested and was taken to the police headquarters in handcuffs.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Ilobanafor, confirmed the incident.
She said the soldier that was arrested has been handed over to Army authoritiesSource = news.naij.com
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