One youth was left with a severe gunshot injury as Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad clashed with some angry youths along the Eku-Abraka Road in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State.
Sources said the incident which occurred on Saturday, May 27, in front of the Ruosek Global Venture filling station, led to a serious apprehension among residents and commuters travelling along the road, following heavy shootings by SARS operatives.
PUNCH reports that trouble started when SARS operatives at a roadblock stopped a white Honda Cross Tour car and demanded to check the content of the occupants’ phones, which led to a heated debate between both parties.
According to a source who captured the scuffle with his cell phone, he said the SARS men alleged that the all-male occupants were suspected internet fraudsters popularly referred to as ‘Yahoo Boys.’
“The SARS operatives, who had mounted a roadblock along the road, asked to see the phone contents of the occupants of a white Honda Cross Tour car and this led to a heated verbal confrontation between both parties while one of the SARS operatives continually threatened to shoot at one of the occupants.
“To quell the situation, the operatives fired several shots into the air while the vehicle occupants also threatened to engage the operative in a fight, leading to him being shot in the leg,” the source stated.
In the video below, one of the car’s occupants who, was arguing with of the operatives, was shot from behind by another SARS member.
It was gathered that the policemen shot a countless number of times into the air to escape from the scene of the incident while the youths were making efforts to block the road.
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