An officer of the Bayelsa State Police Command shot and wounded three innocent citizens while carrying out a raid on cultists in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Saturday.
An officer of the Bayelsa State Police Command shot and wounded three innocent citizens while carrying out a raid on cultists in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Saturday.
"On 22 October 2016, at about 17:30 hours, policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad responded to a distress call reporting a cult attack at Ekeki village, Yenagoa. The policemen were ambushed by the cultists," said Butswat Asinim, spokesman for the command.
"Consequently, a police sergeant fired his gun, but the bullet ricocheted and injured three persons who were unfortunately not among the cultists. The victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, for treatment and one of them later died. The sergeant who fired has been detained. The investigation is ongoing."
