Policemen Kill Colleague, Mistake Him For Kidnapper

Some policemen on guard in a private residence have killed a member of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in Alor in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Southern City News gathered that the incident occurred near the home of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige.

A police source, who pleaded anonymity, told Punch in Awka that the deceased, whose identity could not be confirmed as of press, was mistaken as a kidnapper by his colleagues.

He said, “He (the deceased) accompanied one of his colleagues to somebody’s residence for an arrest at about 4.30 am.

“They were putting handcuffs on their suspect when somebody who did not know that they were SARS operatives alerted some policemen on guard in a private residence in the neighbourhood that kidnappers were trying to abduct someone.

“As soon as the policemen arrived the scene and saw the SARS operatives, they opened fire at them and gunned down the deceased. It was minutes after that his colleagues identified him as a SARS operative on special duty.”