{"id":33822,"date":"2019-08-08T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T14:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=33822"},"modified":"2019-08-08T15:21:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T14:21:28","slug":"army-confirms-killing-of-policeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/army-confirms-killing-of-policeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Confirms Killing Of Policeman"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops attached to 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba State, shot dead three policemen and one civilian in error after they were mistaken for kidnappers.<\/p>\n

The army in a statement yesterday by the acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, claimed that the policemen refused to stop at a military checkpoint and were trailed and shot dead by troops who had earlier received a distress call.<\/p>\n

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The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, in an earlier statement, had disclosed that the policemen, including an Inspector, who were on a covert operation to arrest a kidnap kingpin, were shot dead by the soldiers.<\/p>\n

Musa said: \u201cThe attention of the Army Headquarters was drawn to a release by DCP Frank Mba, the Force PRO, on the unfortunate incident that occurred on August 6 in which troops of 93 Battalion, Takum, pursued and exchanged fire with some suspected Kidnappers who indeed turned out to be an Intelligence Response Team from the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja on a covert assignment from Abuja resulting in the death and injury of some members of the team.<\/p>\n

“The said Nigerian Army troops, while responding to a distressed call to rescue a kidnapped victim, exchanged fire with the suspected kidnappers along Ibi-Wukari Road in Taraba State.
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\u201cThe suspecte<\/span>d kidnappers numbering about 10 and driving in a white bus with Registration Number, LAGOS MUS 564 EU, refused to stop when they were halted by troops at three consecutive checkpoints.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe flagrant refusal of the suspected kidnappers to stop at the three checkpoints prompted a pursuit of the fleeing suspects by the troops. It was in this process that the suspected kidnappers, who were obviously armed opened fire at the troops, thus prompting them to return fire.<\/ins><\/p>

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\u201cIn the resultant firefight, four suspects were shot and died on the spot while four others sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds and two others reportedly missing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was only after this avoidable outcome that one of the wounded suspects disclosed the fact that they were indeed policemen dispatched from Nigerian Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja for a covert assignment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The army spokesman added that a Joint lnvestigation Panel to be headed by the Deputy Inspector- General of Police in charge of Criminal Investigations Department, DIG Mike Ogbizi, had been set up on the incident.<\/p>\n

He further stated: \u201cHowever,\u00a0following inquiries from a\u00a0 Police Station officer who was asked by the commander of the army troops whether he was aware of any Nigerian Police team being dispatched to operate in the LGA, the Divisional\u00a0 Police Officer of Ibi Police Division responded that he was not informed about any operation by the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis incident is indeed quite unfortunate and could have been avoided through proper coordination and liaison. The Army Headquarters and the Force Headquarters have agreed to constitute a Joint lnvestigation Panel to be headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department, DIG Mike Ogbizi, to jointly investigate and report on the true circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops attached to 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba State, shot dead three policemen and one civilian in error after they were mistaken for kidnappers. 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