It was gathered that the mourners, who were
driving behind the hearse conveying a corpse from
a mortuary to a funeral ground in Useh quarters,
shot sporadically into the air. An eyewitness said on getting to TV Road in Oliha
quarters of the city, they met a Police team, “and a
clash ensued.” The eyewitness added that the victim, Agbons, was
shot by the Police in self-defence as those in the
funeral convoy allegedly shot at him in an effort to
disarm him. One Osama Maldona was reportedly arrested and
helping in the investigation. Confirming the incident, the Edo State Commissioner
of Police, Johnson Kokumo, warned against illegal
possession and open display of prohibited
firearms. “They did not only openly brandish prohibited
firearms they also shot at policemen, who were on
patrol. The policemen fired back at one. “I think this is one of the instances a policeman is
justified to use his firearm. It should be seen as an
act of self-defence”. CP Kokumo stated. He, however, called on members of the public to
turn in their illegally acquired firearms to avoid
arrest and prosecution. Meanwhile, the CP disclosed yesterday that police in
Edo have killed a suspected kidnapper and
arrested no fewer than 46 other suspected
criminals in the last few weeks. He said Police operatives also recovered 126
assorted arms and ammunition from the suspects. Among those arrested, he said, were 17 suspected
kidnappers of some clerics at Urhonigbe near
Agbor, Delta State. The commissioner said investigation showed that
the same suspects were responsible for the kidnap
of one Anthony Atemagbo, his wife and daughter
on Ubiaja-Uromi Road in Edo. Kokumo said that while detectives successfully
arrested the criminals in their hideouts, they also
rescued their victims unhurt. He also said that nine robbery suspects and 20
suspected cultists were among those arrested in
different parts of the state.
Source:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/11/one-dead-as-mourners-clash-with-police-in-edo/
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Mourners with weapon, i'm nt suprise cus this is percuilar in south south