Inspector Basic of Police, Solomon Arase: orders investigation of economic bus driver killed by certainly one of his males

Business buses drivers in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital went on protest following the killing of one among their members by a set off-comfortable policeman on the Wimpy Junction, Ikwerre Street in Port Harcourt on Friday, August 7.

The protests which began from Wimpy Junction continued by way of Rumuola, Mile One, Mile Two and got here to an finish at Rumuokoro roundabout in Obio-Akpor native authorities space. The protesting bus drivers arrange blockades inflicting visitors gridlock alongside the busy East/West street.

Motor park touts and suspected cultists joined within the rampage smashing each business and personal automobiles. Additionally they pressured their colleagues who have been going about their enterprise to deserted their enterprise, leaving passengers stranded at numerous bus stops.

It took the intervention armed policemen who fired teargas canisters and stay bullets to revive sanity within the oil-wealthy capital.

In a swift response to the ugly incident, the Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, condemned the motion of the unnamed cellular man policeman and promised that he will probably be delivered to e-book.

The Rivers Police boss revealed that on August 7 at about 12:20 at Whimpy Junction a policeman on Cease and Search obligation shot and killed one James Imhalu, 37, who was a bus driver in clearly unacceptable and avoidable circumstance.

In response to police boss his motion sparked off spontaneous protest from drivers, sympathizers and certainly members of the general public who rightly noticed the motion of the policeman as unjustifiable. The protest spilled to main highways and brought about visitors dislocation and pains to members of the general public.

“The policeman was promptly disarmed, arrested and detained whereas I ordered full scale investigation into the circumstances and ramifications of this painful incident.

“I sympathize and condole with the household of the deceased for the lack of their liked one. I condemn in unmistakeable phrases the motion of the policeman as preliminary details revealed his motion was clearly avoidable. Nevertheless, I shall await the result of full investigation as already ordered earlier than any conclusive motion is taken.

“The Inspector-Basic of Police is absolutely briefed however is saddened by the motion of the personnel and has ordered that he be charged to courtroom on conclusion of investigation.

He stated the protests yesterday and immediately seem to have been hijacked by hoodlums and cultists as entreaties for peace fell on deaf ears.

“Two wrongs can’t make a proper. I subsequently attraction to the deceased household, the Nationwide Union of Street Transport Staff, drivers union and certainly mother and father and guardians to calm frayed nerves and permit peace to reign. We will be sure that justice is completed to this matter.

Ezike assured the shall additionally proceed to watch this example and place satisfactory safety to make sure a protected, safe and higher Port Harcourt Metropolis.

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it will be recalled that:

commercial bus driver was shot dead yester-day around Whimpy junction, Obio Akpor local government area by a Policeman. Vanguard also gathered that one other person was hit by stray bullet. Eye witnesses told the Vanguard that the Policeman ordered the driver to park and the next thing they heard was a gunshot.

The incident triggered a protest as youths in the area immediately besieged the Kala Police station.

The protest caused a major traffic gridlock as motorists were stranded for several hours.

At press time more Police men had been deployed to the area. And they were firing canisters of tear gas to clear the road for movement of traffic.

According to eye witnesses, the bus driver who was shot by the Policeman was rushed to the hospital. They said he died on the way.

A text message to the state Police Public relations officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad for comment on the issue was not responded to at the time of this report.

It will be recalled that the state government got the Police to set up a traffic management team for Port Harcourt after dissolution of the the Rivers state Traffic Management body established by the outgone government.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/police-kill-bus-driver-in-ph/

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