There was confusion along Ada George Road in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday morning, as soldiers took over the Rumukpakani Police station, reportedly in response to the killing of their colleague by a policeman.
DAILY POST recalls that a policeman had on Thursday morning shot and killed the Army officer, who was in mufti after mistakenly tagging him an armed robber.
It was gathered that the deceased soldier was said to have come out of a hotel, armed with a pistol in his pocket, before he was accosted by a group of policemen, who shot him, even after he allegedly tried to identify himself.
angered over the killing of their colleague, a group of soldiers had stormed the Rumukpakani Police Station and allegedly arrested the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and eight others, including the policeman, who reportedly shot the Army officer.
After taking away some of the policemen from the station, some suspects in the police cell were said to have taken advantage of the commotion to escape from the police station.
The presence of the soldiers at the police station was said to have caused commotion as motorists and pedestrians found it difficult to pass through Ada George road, which was locked down for over an hour.
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