The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State Nkereuwem Akpan has confirmed the dead of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in...
The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State Nkereuwem Akpan has confirmed the dead of a Divisional Police Officer in Obudu local government area of Cross River State, Mr Gabriel Amawu during a face-off with some protesting youths from the College of Education Obudu on Tuesday night.
The CP told our Correspondent that the incident occurred on Tuesday night when some youths and students from the Federal College of Education suspected to be cultists were arrested and taken to the station. Coincidentally the late DPO was trying to load his magazine but suffered an accidental discharge from the gun he was loading.
“I am aware a suspected cultist was arrested and he was taken to the station and the students of that area went to the station protesting with a view to rescuing the suspect, in the process, the Police tried to discharge the crowd.
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