doctokwus:

He didn't av any advantage staying in that room any longer after shooting that robber dead.
He wud av been outgunned and "outbulletted"(pardon my English) in a confined space as that.
D guy sitted at d back of d car that shot him was either a former military/policeman or a very experienced robber because if u play back u wud notice 2 things:
(1)He was d one that used his gun butt to shatter d glass to create a wide and good view to fire from.
(2)D same guy soon as he saw shots ring out from d police post didn't panick or rush out,as his dead colleague, but just laid almost flat on d backseat to avoid any bullet & being sited,waiting for d right moment,as if he knew d mopol wud come out.It takes an experienced person in d gun battle biz to be that calculative and calm,even wen u see ur fellow robber gunned down.
So mopol Igboko was right to leave that almost suicidal security room,dont forget also he cudnt av known it was just one other robber and an experienced one at that,that was confronting him,hence his sporadic shots just to create a cover.I assume he assumed they were more than one in d car blazing with guns so he had to find an escape route which was d best choice he felt he had in that life or death scenario.

naturalwaves:

Hmmmmm. Na wa o. I just saw the videos you shared and I was so amazed by the sharpness and readiness of the police officers. Despite the fact that, the police officer in the first video was gisting, he had mental awareness and alertness. He was monitoring what was going on and didn't even take him more than 2 seconds to get hold of his pistol and aim at the target. It is well!

Akoja360:
a pistol would have been a better weapon in this senerio due to its accuracy and low recoil compared to that of the enemies AK-47..

EgunMogaji:


It all boils down to constant and repeated training.

Your pistol becomes an extension if your hand and you/ll be surprised how fluidly it can be when necessary.

Ishilove:

I disagree. The sensible and strategic thing to do when outnumbered will be to hide and call for reinforcements. You are more useful to your country alive, not dead.

VocalWalls:

It's even worse because his ammo was definitely limited.

charles009:


A pistol versus assault rifle. Lol. You guys are clowns

VocalWalls:


It's even worse because his ammo was definitely limited.

Ishilove:

But the trajectory of the bullet doesn't support your assumption. News says that it was a chest, not head shot that did the bandit in.

EgunMogaji:


I disagree.

If you're alive and the citizens are dead then you have failed.

A well trained LEO can do both, self-preservation and protection.

imam07:
Am I the only one here that do not believe the report from the police? So u nairalanders expect the police to bring the mopo into the public to see or to put him on national news so that those remaining armed robbers will trace and kill him.
I believe he is not dead and is been protected and this should be the normal thing to do by the nigerian police. I pray for him wherever he is.
This kind thing normally happen in movies where a top cop will be framed as been dead. All his identity changed and he start living a new live in another location. This is an intelligent process.

EgunMogaji:


I watched the video and made my own deductions.

You are free to make yours.

VIPERVENOM:
he might have been shot from the waist region downwards looking​ at the way one of the robbers shot at him and given his high level of adrenaline he wouldn't have felt it then. The man tried.

EVILFOREST:
So NIGERIA POLICE can't even account for their own..

It's pitiably pitiable

Ishilove:

And are Nigerian LEOs equipped to do both?

I personally feel that the deceased sergeant should not have left cover. How come the other two who were in the guard house survived but the one who left ended up dying?

I agree with some of sukkot's point of view on the whole mattter.

naturalwaves:

The Adrelaline rush made him think he stood more chance in an open space than an enclosed space that could result to collateral damage!

aysnoopy:
I've been watching d video, and I was like dis guy has been shot, but it's so painful that he died. I wish it's not true.

Ishilove:

And are Nigerian LEOs equipped to do both?

I personally feel that the deceased sergeant should not have left cover. How come the other two who were in the guard house survived but the one who broke cover ended up dying?

I agree with some of sukkot's point of view on the whole mattter.

kayo80:


Hmm! Now i understand why some police men always hang around the place i buy chicken food...which is beside a bank.

sukkot:
well thats a negative. you have to be in full control of yourself at all times. you cant let your adrenaline guide you

EgunMogaji:


You'll have to go and ask the IGP to answer that question.

The allegedly dead LEO did a fantastic job of drawing fire away from the customers by distracting the armed robbers.

More should emulate him.

Never cower. Never surrender.

cybriz82:


Limited u say? Then wat abt d oda 2mopol weapon abi na toy guns?

naturalwaves:

Exactly! The first set of shots to be fired by the police officers even missed target. They only got the black glass. If they had good position awareness and were battle ready, they would have riddled that car with bullets .

sukkot:
OK so many people replied me and I will not spam the thread replying everyone but hopefully everyone who replied me can read this. I say this not out of arrogance but out of FACTS. there is something about living abroad for a while that opens up all your faculties of reasoning. You think better than someone who has never left africa. now if i have never left africa, my sense of reasoning will probably be like that of the police officer and most of the people replying me. things we africans do are usually exagerrated and irrational. our actions and thoughts are irrational BUT we think it is normal because we dont know any other way. I would have done the same thing the officer did if I have never stepped out of nigeria because the thinking capacity is limited. having lived abroad and having a more expanded thinking facility, i see a car pull up, i am behind a cover of cement walls and the assailants have no cover at all. I am at an advantage ALL DAY EVERYDAY. I CANT LOSE with this level of advantage I have. all I have to do is preserve my life by making sure no one comes through that door and keep my gun aimed and ready to fire if anyone comes through. all the while i am calling for backup. IT IS NOT YOUR JOB TO TRY AND ENGAGE 4 ARMED ROBBERS AT COMBAT. THE BANK DOES NOT PAY YOU ENOUGH TO DO THAT. WHAT THEY PAY YOU FOR IS TO BE A DETERRENT AND IF IN ANY CASE YOU ARE AT AN ADVANTAGE THEN YOU CAN ENGAGE THE THIEVES IF IT IS ONLY ONE WHO IS UNARMED. SO BY DOING WHAT HE DID HE ENDANGERED THE LIFE OF EVERYBODY AROUND HIM INCLUDING THE CUSTOMERS BY TAKING ON 4 ARMED MEN AND GETTING THEM EVEN MORE AGITATED. point being ? they dont pay you enough to risk ya life for 50,000 naira a year. this action he took if he was in england or america he would be fired from the police job for endangering the lives of the customers.

sucess001 LordOfNaira naturalwaves imam07 doctokwus Coolgent EgunMogaji

EgunMogaji:


You'll have to go and ask the IGP to answer that question.

The allegedly dead LEO did a fantastic job of drawing fire away from the customers by distracting the armed robbers.

More should emulate him.

Never cower. Never surrender.

naturalwaves:

I think it is easier said than done o. The only control is to always recite action plans. Like, if robbers come in here now, what will I do?( I do that a lot while I was a banker. Ours was a glass house so I could see through it well. I even practiced with an emergency exit that leads to one of the toilets severally. Any suspicious movement or the bang of dynamite at the door, me go tear race towards my action plan ). If they do this, what should my response be? Role rehearsals is very important. I do that a lot even when I drive on the highway. If I hear a loud bang from outside, what should I do? If my tyre suddenly burst at 120, what will I do?......don't panick, no brakes, do this then this then that etc( I repeat the process severally in my mind). My point is role rehearsals help to limit adrenalin rush.

madridguy:
Well, I guess the NPF intentional declared the gallant officer dead for security reasons because from the video so far the officer escaped unhurt.

Anyhow, may the peace of thy Lord be with him.

LordOfNaira:


This is not about leaving or staying in Africa. The policeman simply couldn't maintain a position that had already been exposed. It wouldn't have been safe to remain in that building. Moreover, the way things go in movies are different in real life. In real life situations, even during a war, you hear the constant sounds of gunshots. Do you know that only a few of those thousands of gunshots actually hit their targets? The rest go wild, hit nothing or are tactical. Look at the sniper in "Full Metal Jacket", you think the sniper wouldn't have vacated her position if she knew that her position had been exposed? The Marines snuck up on her and killed her. She would have run if she knew that her position had been exposed.

However, I understand your stance. Like I said, it is easier said than done. It is like when a pilot crashes his plane and you hear fellow pilots saying, "He should have done this! He should have done that! We are trained to do this! If he had done this, he wouldn't have crashed!". It is easier to say that until you are faced with the same problem.

kayo80:


Thats because they were already dead. They were firing from the door and got killed by the heavy fire of that thief in blue. The thief saw the two dead bodies and entered the security post without knowledge of the third police man at the window, and he got a bullet in his head.