Tragedy was yesterday averted at the Bonny Cantonment gate, near Ozumba Mbadiwe Street on Victoria, Lagos as a riot policeman, said to be on illegal duty, allegedly turned his rifle against a soldier, wounding him severely.

Saturday Sun gathered that the riot policeman, who is attached to Ladipo Police Division, was escorting a civilian, whose identity could not be ascertained as at press time, when the incident occurred.

The police personnel, identified as Corporal Wedu Abau, with service number: SHC NO: 341012, it was gathered, was armed with AK 46 rifle, with three magazines loaded with 81 rounds of ammunition, opened fire on the soldier following a minor argument.

Witnesses said the soldier, identified only as Lance Corporal Mallam, and residing inside the Bonny Cantonment, was returning to the cantonment in an army ambulance when he was caught up in the tragedy.

It was further gathered that the soldier, who was in company with his colleagues, was coming from the cemetery, where they had gone to bury a fellow soldier who died on Friday night.

The eyewitness said that the soldier had alighted from the ambulance to control the traffic, to enable a Brigadier General to gain access to the barracks, but was shot in the process.

According to the witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity: “An argument ensued between the soldier and the policeman.

“All I saw was that the policeman alighted from the blue Toyota Corolla car in which he was riding, with registration number: Lagos EF 20 EKY, and told the soldier that he was going to shoot him.

“In a split second, he cocked the rifle and shot him twice in his left leg.”

Saturday Sun learnt that the policeman attempted to escape, but the quick intervention of soldiers at the cantonment gate prevented him from doing so.

The policeman was thoroughly beaten before he was rescued by other Army personnel, who took him to the Medical Resettlement Centre (MRS) in Bonny Cantonment for treatment.

Meanwhile, the wounded soldier has been admitted at the Military Hospital, Lagos, where surgeons are battling to save his life.

When contacted, the Assistant Director, 81 Division, Lt. Col. Kayode Ogunsanya, promised to react as soon as he has details of the incident.

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Wen cat sleep rat go bite hm tail,wetin he de find?
Kudos Baba fela RIP

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Witnesses said the soldier, identified only as Lance Corporal Mallam, and residing inside the Bonny Cantonment, was returning to the cantonment in an army ambulance when he was caught up in the tragedy.

Ahahahahahahahahaa

Lance Corporal Mallam, the orderly to Brigadier-General Aboki

if a policeman shoots a soldier that's a comedy,but if a soldier shoots a policeman that's a tradegy

Singing
"Policeman wey go shoot soldier in front of army barracks"
Wetin im dey find oh oh oh oh?"
Wahala e dey find,
Wahala e go get oh oh oh oh"

i guess something else must ve happened btw the two security agents.

This is not the best of times to be a policeman in Victoria Island and its environs. All policemen should start fasting and holding night vigils so that Corporal Mallam doesnt die becuase if he dies; 1 soldier life = 15 police lives or more, or more

The Police man would have gotten away with it had it being the soldier was a civilian

Maybe the policeman just watch The Expendables 2 com say make him include his own part. I pity him

thank goodness it was not an innocent civilian who was shot,they ve now turn to shooting themselves police and soldier, good!

I have always been wondering why military men don't shoot anyhow but these bloody civilian police can't even have control of their bullets. Everyday we hear that a policeman shoot somebody over nothing... And this policemen can't exercise their guns on criminals and terrorists... I hope he receive the beating of his life and serve as a scape goat to other bullet thirsty policemen.

make dem kill dem self stupid 9ija securities and fools boko dey wait 4 una 4 dere

Hey there is more to this i mean something is wrong somewere. well i reserve my comments.... i wish the soldier quick recovery.

Chineke, Imagine a bloody police office shot a soldier, dis police must b retire n many charges r waitin 4 him

The police man was even lucky he was rescued before he was beaten to mincemeat by those angry soldiers. And why would he even shoot a soldier trying to ease the traffic for his superior?
As Basket mouth would say; 'what was he thinking?'

According to Osayomore Joseph soldier wahala nr be d 1 wen person dey pray to experience d 2nd tym. Dat policeman must be new in d force if nt e suppose knw hw many other policemen go die if to say d soldier. Nigerian Army i hail thee

i am certain he was not taken for a medical treatment. He will be shot also if not killed. Last time it happened in that hood. The DPO was killed by Army pesonnels and his DCO escaped with serious injuries of bullets.

It serves them right

Rescued sha! They are torturing that policeman right now.they are gonna keep him in guardroom as long as d wounded soldier is incapacitated. That policeman own don spoil 4 d rest of d year

shot army infront of barracks?
yhu get liver

Yanga dey sleep trouble come wake am up.

Trouble sleep, yanga go wake am if not for the army that rescue the policeman they would have killed him.

Police r very stupid set of ple,i ws de can b scrabed.d r d worst corupt in d world.de shud pray e army no die if not?some mnts bak some army beat up some police men in delta for misbehhavin

a real mad man can simply be defined as a person who can slap/shoot a soldier in front on an army barrack.

True , I was wondering wat was going at Bonny camp gate that day but I knw I will get the info here . Gr8 nairalander una too much.

policemen need to stop smokin wee*d.