A Police Sergeant identified as Bello Garba has been arrested and detained for allegedly shooting one person to death and injuring three others in Sokoto state on Friday, September 25.
According to the state police command, the arrested policeman shot 25-year-old man, Aminu Abdulrahman to death and injured Junaidu Abba, Babangida Muhammad and Awaisu Alti.
Police spokesperson in the state, ASP Muhammad Sadiq said victims of the incident were sharing money doled out by Gov. Aminu Tambuwal during the Juma’at prayers to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, held at Sultan Bello Jumu’at mosque.
Sadiq confirmed that the Sergeant, of Counter Terrorism Unit Base 18 Gusau, was attached to Government House Sokoto, NAN reports.
Narrating the incident, the Police Spokesman said;
The sergeant unprofessionally fired without reasonable justification at the time. The incident took place at about 2:30pm, shortly after the special Juma’at prayers offered in commemoration of Nigeria’s forthcoming 60th independence anniversary at Sultan Bello Juma’at Mosque.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal while magnanimously giving out gifts to the needy, a brief distribution which gave birth to an upsurge in would-be beneficiaries.
However, in an unconventional effort to control the crowd after the departure of the governor, the policeman fired the shot.
He added that the Commissioner of Police., Mr Sani Kaoje ordered the detention and trial of the erring officer and charged the state Criminal Investigation Department to speed up investigation and come up with objective findings.
The Commissioner also charged all officers and men of the Command to deploy professional acumen, including psychological capacity to enhance the safety of the people, and not to resort to using arms against the residents.
