Some policemen on guard in a private residence have allegedly killed a member of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Our correspondent gathered on Friday that the incident occurred near the home of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige.

A Police source who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent in Awka that the deceased, whose identity could not be confirmed as of press time, was mistaken for a kidnapper by his colleagues.

“He (the deceased) accompanied one of his colleagues to somebody’s residence to effect an arrest at about 4.30 am.

“They were handcuffing their suspect when somebody who did not know that they were SARS operatives alerted some policemen on guard in a private residence in the neighbourhood.

“The neighbour had told the policemen that kidnappers were trying to abduct someone.


“As soon as the policemen arrived the scene and saw the SARS operatives, they opened fire at them and gunned down the deceased, thinking they were kidnappers.

“It was minutes after that his colleagues identified him as a SARS operative on special duty,” the source stated.

The Officer-in-charge of SARS at Awkuzu, Sunday Okpe, confirmed the incident.

Okpe, who spoke on the telephone with our correspondent, said the deceased was one of his subordinates.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Haruna Mohammed, did not pick the call put across to him by our correspondent for confirmation of the story; nor did he reply a text message sent to him for that purpose.

An insider in the Police Command, who begged not to be mentioned, said that the offending policemen were already facing orderly room trial.

Source: http://punchng.com/policemen-mistake-sars-operative-for-kidnapper-shoot-him-dead/amp/

I was very sad to read this news,

You mean they killed only one of them?

That policeman should be sacked for not killing them all.

Good

best news on nairaland so far. too bad they weren't able to gun down the second guy but, the policeman definitely deserves a promotion.

Nice one

The classic story of two hunters that went inside the bush to hunt and one shot the other and said his leg looks like antelope leg.

If you know how happy I am right here

Why won’t they be mistaked for thief or kidnappers

Those guy really did bad thing. They ought to kill them all... why only one person.

I have reported yomishogunle to Twitter

Can you do the same

#endsars

Zoo news Oh yes!!

How was that a mistake ? Are they not kidnappers?

how many likes for the gallant policeman?.

Hmmm...imagine going to arrest someone by 4:30am In the morning, early mormor for that matter and u r telling me dey r not kidnappers


Make una shoot dem down .....kidnapping with FG uniform

Glory be to God!

He was truly a kidnapper! SARS are all kidnappers!

But they are actually on the same level both SARs and Kidnappers... The only difference is that one is under FG ...


Theree gbosa for that policeman

One down..... Keep the fire burning

Everything about this country is mad

Karma issa bitch!

what an own goal
Play penalty go throwing

A tragedy that reads like comedy.
I mean, if the accidental death of a stranger we read about online could evoke such glee, then you know that a lot is wrong with the system.

Well, he got served with a taste of same medicine they'd been dishing out.

Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah!

Bush meat don catch hunter.

Una never see anything.


APC burial is ongoing

Nemesis.

Eliza police kill amu robber police.Case closed.

If u said Thank GOD in ur Heart come here

Why the policeman shoot only one SARS operative na?
He no fit shoot like 10?

Good

Na my dream and my hustle and i thank Jesus

RIP to the dead... reminds me of one the own goals scored in Russia....


the people who witness it will still bail themselves...