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Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by ManirBK: 8:48am On Aug 18
The police in Abia State, south-east Nigeria, say they are investigating a report that claimed some police operatives exchanged gunfire after mistaking themselves for members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Mistaken for IPOB members
There was confusion on Wednesday around Alaoji Area of Aba, the commercial hub of the state, when some police operatives reportedly opened fire on themselves.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the shootout occurred between police patrol teams from Police Area Command in Aba, and another police team from Umuahia, the state capital.

Residents claimed the operatives appeared to have mistaken themselves for IPOB members in the area.

It was learnt that the incident occurred because operatives from Umuahia operated in commercial buses, prompting their colleagues from Aba to mistake them for the separatist group.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that during the shootout, shop owners around Alaoji Motor Spare Parts Market and passersby scampered for safety to avoid stray bullets.

The market is located along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway in the state.

A truck driver was killed by a stray bullet during the encounter.

It was learnt that an altercation ensued after the operatives realised that they were all police officers.

Reacting in a statement on Thursday, the police spokesperson in the state, Maureen Chinaka, said police authorities are investigating the incident.

“From our preliminary investigation, there is no credible evidence to suggest that police officers mistook themselves for members of IPOB and fired at each other,” Ms Chinaka, an assistant superintendent of police, said.

What we can confirm is that there was a shooting in that area, which resulted in the death of a civilian,” she stated.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/725419-police-teams-reportedly-shoot-each-other-after-mistaking-themselves-for-ipob-members.html

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by ManirBK: 8:48am On Aug 18
This is what happens when police dress in jeans
and hoody posing as an officer .. we
don’t need guns in this world it has done more
damage than good

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by thesicilian: 8:51am On Aug 18
Anyone can easily understand how Nigerian police can be mistaken for ipob and vice versa

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by illicit(m): 8:58am On Aug 18
Lol... Who now separate them?

The real IPOB?

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by chido20(m): 9:21am On Aug 18
Only in The Zoo

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Emperormartin(m): 10:15am On Aug 18
Incompetence at it's height!!!

This clearly elucidates that police and army officials in Biafra are now jittery and living in fear.

The Biafran liberation Force BLF were in Anambra state few days ago as wreck havock and killed some policemen.

Whereas policemen in Abia State were shooting at each other.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by chiiraq802(m): 10:42am On Aug 18
Most confused and corrupt force in the world, more of that.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Mistral(m): 11:52am On Aug 18
A country that lacks an effective police force is still in the process of development. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family of the deceased.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by fuckingAyaya(m): 12:44pm On Aug 18
The gods in the Bush don turn the werey policemen heads against each other. The ideology is spiritual

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Smitaro100(m): 12:53pm On Aug 18
Which way naija. grin

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Manager001: 1:55pm On Aug 18
Nobody is talking about the innocent civilian the police murdered?
Why!
The police must be held accountable for the gruesome murder of the civilian.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Gbadugbakun(m): 5:13pm On Aug 18
grin

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by MaziObinnaokija: 5:13pm On Aug 18
sad
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by ceejay80s(m): 5:13pm On Aug 18
hope they are all dead?!!!

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by YoungLionken(m): 5:13pm On Aug 18
Imagine two LAPD officers shooting at each other, whether knowingly or not cheesy! Nice one BAT and his cohorts...

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Emeskhalifa(m): 5:14pm On Aug 18
cry
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by chatinent: 5:14pm On Aug 18
Sad.

The police aren't organised. Without their uniforms most times and looking like armed robbers always jumping out of Siennas with rifles. They need laws prohibiting them from going without uniforms...unless for detectives (which won't be the Sienna madness).

I mean, they should learn from the army!

When I was with the army, na so we for gun dem down too. Looking all toutish like terrorists with multiple magazines glued with red tapes and sardined in Siennas. If no bi say my regus recognise one of them, they'd have been statistics by now cos we got them all on sight and I don't miss headshots.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Manculated: 5:15pm On Aug 18
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by tydi(m): 5:15pm On Aug 18
You guys should not panic... It's just a skit.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Holluwhakemmy(f): 5:15pm On Aug 18
It is well with us
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Spandau: 5:15pm On Aug 18
chido20:
Only in The Zoo

No. That was in Biafra now.
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Bendeco2020: 5:16pm On Aug 18
Police will finally surrender to IPOB in East. This i have seen

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Smartcitizen: 5:16pm On Aug 18
Hmmm
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Maxtipulation(m): 5:16pm On Aug 18
No be ordinary eyes 👀 o...na juju grin

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by jericco1(m): 5:17pm On Aug 18
Calumny grin cheesy
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by yesloaded: 5:17pm On Aug 18
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Saturnalia(m): 5:17pm On Aug 18
Bendeco2020:
Police will finally surrender to IPOB in East. This i have seen

All of you will be disappointed & put to shame.

A Terrorist cell is busy killing your people on droves and yet, you keep supporting them & cheering them on.

Majority of your senseless people cannot even travel to their home town & villages without dozens of Armed Escorts - but here you are, exhibiting your brain-deficiency.

Every enemy of Nigeria will lose las las.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by DJInfluence: 5:18pm On Aug 18
Lol. Nigeria police na natural skit makers.

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Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by chrisifeanyi: 5:18pm On Aug 18
Chei
Re: Abia: Police Shoot Each Other After Mistaking Themselves For IPOB Members by Otulented: 5:18pm On Aug 18
Karma weldone ooo!

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