The Divisional Police Officer, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Saliu Samson, his Divisional Crime Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DPS) Samuel who were out in the ensuing fracas to appeal for calm were shot dead.
Two police patrol vehicles belonging to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) were set ablaze while their occupants were chased and shot dead. As at 2.30 pm yesterday, corpses of police officers littered the Iberepo roundabout while the rampaging soldiers were spotted with every imaginable dangerous weapons scouting for police men.
Sources said some police men and their families who lived in the Iberepo barracks were chased out and seriously wounded.
According to sources, a soldier in mufti who was escorting goods from the Nigeria\Seme border was accosted by a police officer attached to RRS on Monday and demanded to search the vehicle.
It was learnt that the late unidentified soldier had challenged the policeman and threatened to disarm him if he does not allow the vehicle free way; prompting the trigger happy policeman to fire at him at close range.
The soldier reportedly slumped and died on the spot. Vanguard was told that the news of the killing of the soldier soon filtered into the Iberepo barracks and some soldiers mobilized as early as 9,00am yesterday and started attacking any policeman on sight contrary to a non violence order given to them by the commander of the barracks, Colonel Nabasa.
Contacted, the Force public relation officer, DCP Olusola Amore said he was yet to get details of the clash saying, “Let me talk to the CP Lagos then I will be in a better position to react to the matter. But his counterpart in the army, Lieutenant Colonel Kayode Ogunsanya of the 81 Division said the situation had been brought under control stressing that it will be thoroughly investigated.
Source: Vanguard
no respect for human life ..... and these are the people meant to protect the people and enforce law and order... God help Nigeria
ReplyDeleteWhen d very people dat are suppose to uphold peace and protect becomes hunters of one another...wer do we look to? God of cus who has always bin our watcher and protector from ages come!... Not dis animals in human skin!...when will dis unacceptable reckless disregard and value for human lives come to an end in Nigeria?God help us!!!
ReplyDeletena wa oh! Pls dis shld be resolve quickly.
ReplyDeletePOLICE! POLICE!! POLICE!!! na wa for them sef, may God help us in dis nation "NIGERIA".
ReplyDeleteHow can one define the problems plaguing Nigeria? this is not inter tribal war between modakeke and ife or itsekiri and ijaw neither is it religious conflict between christians and muslims. this is simply barbaric and inhuman.
ReplyDeleteHissssssssssss! Are these people even human? All of them should be dealt with immediately! Are we in the jungle?
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This is ridiculous to say the least. Whilst being an army does not exclude him from being searched I do not see a reason for being shot unless there was a need for it. However, police are meant to shoot to disable the perpetrator from causing more harm and only kill in exceptional circumstances which I am assuming was not. As for the tit-for-tat attitude of the soldiers, then they truly do not deserve to be in the uniforms they wear. Their roles are to protect and serve their nations and not turn on them for one persons mis-judgment.
ReplyDeleteA number of issues are highlighted here and whilst they need to be punished for their heinous crimes, all forces (Police, Army, Navy, Air-force) need to be re-trained and engage in continuous training not just for promotion but for a better united force for the betterment of the country.
Trouble dey sleep, Yanga go wake am. The Police has no respect for human lives and kill people at any opportunity. Army no be civilians. They have proved to them that they also have weapons of mass destruction. Thank God that the situation has been brought under control.
ReplyDeleteARE YOU KIDDING ME? OMG... THESE GUN MEN ARE HEARTLESS OO
ReplyDeleteEvery day for the thief, one day for the owner... na every day, we dey hear stray bullet kill mechanic, kill trader, kill this person dat person.. and you'll seldom hear any police man punished for it, if they do not train themselves, boys in the force will train them well.. chikena...
ReplyDeleteThis animal of a thing, police why u no dey give respect to human being like u? You have cause problem to others now,sombie nawa o, u people have leave your legitimate work u are now into escort of goods from seme to Lagos,just because u are putting on kaki bought with tax payers money, this is right time to check this people with uniform on that road. Enough of hssssssssssssss!
ReplyDeleteWhile i sympathize with the policemen who lost their lives and condemn the jungle justice practiced by the soldiers, I cannot help but say POLICE ASKED FOR IT.
ReplyDeleteMaybe now police officers will realize dem no get 10 heads. They are not God.
Linda darling, I like the wayyou bring our attention to the things happening in Nigeria, but I want to know if your blog could be used to bring awareness to the Governments of Nigerians, with the amount of followers you am sure our voice can make a difference, its not good alone for us to read about things like this and then move on.
ReplyDeleteAs Nigerians whether In Dispora or home, we need to say No to Babaric acts like this, Please how can we use your blog. Thanks
ehn na them fit each other as far as no civillian lost his/her life...uselesss people police will learn their own lesson and so would the soldiers..i hope they deal with them mercilessly sha...people that are meant to protect lives indeed!! its just as good as not having any police force or army because i donot see any thing they do apart from collecting bribe, killing innocent people and getting free transportation and all the vices...smh God will help us in nigeria!
ReplyDeleteAnon May 25, 2011 1:55 PM; thank you. Your post resonates with me.
ReplyDeleteI AM REALLY HAPPY.... DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED ON THAT ROAD AND DUMPED BY THE ROAD SIDE OR DISPLAYED AS ROBBERS BY POLICE.. SERVES THEM RIGHT! I AM HAPPY
ReplyDeleteO.o why is life extremely cheap in Nigeria??. this barbaric behavior needs to stop.. and fast too!!.. the whole of Nigeria needs serious therapy!!!!.. they need to know "IT IS NOT OK... to just up and take someone else's life!!!".. Bloody Animals!!.. I'm so pissed right now.. coz this ish's been going on and on and there is no accountability!... :(
ReplyDeletei have no words to say how i feel about this story. police deserves it or not - in what kind of society does this happen???????????
ReplyDeletedo we understand at all what this means. soldiers killing police officers they see. are they not the upholders of LAW? yet they resort to jungle justice???????????????????????
I have no pity for the Nigerian Police and no apologies. I was a victim in 2008 when I came to NG. I was only lucky to come out alive, even their DPO was part of the plot.Now they have their match... Superior sef.Chineke meeeee Nigeria Police na Bad omen
ReplyDeletethis is really sad..some may say the police deserve it but i dont think thats the answer despite the fact that some of them are trigger happy. I mean in which country does the army fight against the police biko nu. these are people meant to protect us for God's sake showing this barbaric act.Both the police and the army guy were both wrong in this case. Most of the policemen are not well trained that is why when they are supposed to shoot to disarm they shoot to kill and the army guy especially as he was dressed in civilian clothes should have obeyed the order for the search instead of proving strong..I mean why not let the police do their job?haba
ReplyDeleteOMG! Y do dey even give police Riffle, 1.police dey are not train. 2. Dey dont ave wrkin orietation. 3. Dey mount roadblock to extort money instead of carryin out proper stop and search on vehicles. Pls police should b properly trained. TnkGod evrytin is under control
ReplyDeleteThe term "FORCE" should be eliminated from the police.they should only be regarded as "THE NIGERIA POLICE".why should an ordinary police officer attack a soldier? na mate?fck "em police.
ReplyDeleteIf you were the president, what would u do in this situation?
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its pay back time,i feel the khakky boys should also try and kill the I.G,that will put a final check on the abuse suffered by innocent and armless civilians in the hands of the Nigeria thief's and high way robbers A.K.A Nigeria Police.They are a big disgrace to us.Once you enter the country from Muritala Airport to every nook and cranny of the country,the Nigeria police is a very big embarrassment.Good jobs AHOHAA
ReplyDeleteits pay back time,i feel the khakky boys should also try and kill the I.G,that will put a final check on the abuse suffered by innocent and armless civilians in the hands of the Nigeria thief's and high way robbers A.K.A Nigeria Police.They are a big disgrace to us.Once you enter the country from Muritala Airport to every nook and cranny of the country,the Nigeria police is a very big embarrassment.Good jobs AHOHAA
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