A farmer in Ubulu Uku community, Delta State, Ijeh Chukwuedo, is recuperating at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, after undergoing a surgery to remove bullets allegedly lodged in his stomach and thigh.
The 23-year-old was reportedly returning home from his farm on Sunday, October 22, when a drunken policeman, identified simply as Sergeant Emeka, gunned him down along Ubulu-Issele-Uku Road.
According to PUNCH, Emeka and two other policemen had wanted to pick up Chukwuedo over N15,000 wages he collected from a man, identified as Funaya.
The cops were said to have been led to the scene by Funaya.
It was learnt that the policemen and Funaya stood by the roadside waiting for Chukwuedo to emerge from the farm.
The moment Chukwuedo, who was riding a motorcycle, surfaced, Funaya alerted the cops.
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He was flagged down, but he reportedly attempted to evade arrest.
When it appeared that they might not catch up with him, Emeka reportedly opened fire, which hit him in the stomach and thigh.
A resident said Chukwuedo was rushed to a hospital while the trigger-happy policeman was arrested.
He said, “Sergeant Emeka is well known in Ubulu Uku community. He is a drunk and we learnt he was drunk that day when he shot Ijeh (Chukwuedo). Other policemen with him blamed him for shooting the young man. People wanted to mob him, but he was rescued. He has been taken into custody. Ijeh is admitted to the FMC, Asaba.”
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