A Police Officer, Corporal David Napoleon attached to the Department of operations at the Bayelsa State Police Command shot dead on Thursday a senior Secondary School Student identified as Joseph Tomoizibe, October 26, according to Bodmas Kemepadei.



The event that played out erupted a chaos in Kpansia community after residers in demonstration blocked the road which resulted to long hold-up along Yenagoa-Mbiama road. The policeman has reportedly been apprehended, disarmed and detained for further investigations.

The unstable atmosphere was put to rest after Yenagoa Caretaker Committee Chairman, Oforji Oboku stepped into the matter and pleaded with the angry residers.

Mr. Asinim Butswat, spokesperson for the command, who attested to the event that played explained that the 18years was shot dead when the policeman was trying to escape from being attacked by irate boys and suspected cultists in the area

"The incident occurred at about 10pm on Thursday after six armed cultists invaded the home of Corporal David Napoleon at Kpansia area of the state capital," he said.

?The suspect and armed cultists tore the window net and gain entrance into the house. The officer, who was home with his family, ran after the hoodlums and arrested one Stephen Ayama, male, 16 years and a member of the Greenlander cult group. He was handed over to the State Security outfit known as Door Akpo.

?When he was coming back to his house with a plan to move his family out to a safer place, some suspected cultists and indigenes of the community went after him to attack him. He ran but was chased by the irate youths. He turned and shot ?at them below the knee level. The bullet hit one Tombozide Joseph, 18 years, on the thigh. He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre.

Notwithstanding, the Central Zone leadership of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, blamed the police for the event that played out.

Mr. Tare Porri, Zonal Chairman of IYC, who paid a visit to the family of the deceased boy explained that his questioning on the members of the family made him realise that he is 13 years old.

He said;

?After consulting with the police and family of the deceased boy, it is clear that the deceased is 13 years old. He and the killer policeman were neighbours.

??Eyewitnesses said the policeman shot twice from the kitchen to scare some suspected cultists trying to gain entry. When he came out, he saw that the boys were still around. There was an argument and when one of the boys called others on phone, the policeman shot at knee level but the bullet hit the deceased on the thigh.

?Eyewitnesses and the Investigating officer confirmed to us that the boy was not a cultist. He was just witnessing the argument. I call on the State Commissioner of Police to investigate the incident and come out with a clear report to avoid a reprisal attack against security agents. Repraisal can happen when such cases are not properly investigated. Kpansia is a safe community and must be made to remain so.? said Mr. Tare Porri.

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