The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Godson James, for allegedly killing a policeman, Emmanuel Oyewole, on Saturday, July 22, 2023.
“He was later arrested by officers of the 4 Brigade Headquarters, Sobe in Edo State. The suspect, Godson James, was later handed over to the police with the sum of N1.5m.”
However, the 47-year-old suspect denied being a fraudster, saying he mistakenly knocked down the policeman while he was running away from some armed persons he thought were robbers on the road. He said, “As I was going, I started hearing different things about a kidnapper driving a black Tundra. I stopped at a checkpoint where they asked if I was the kidnapper they were looking for and I told them I’m not a kidnapper and I was left alone.
“Suddenly, as I was going, I saw some people wearing police uniforms with one of them bending over on the road. As I tried to manoeuvre, I heard a gunshot hit my car from the front. Believing the police cannot just shoot at me, I believe they were robbers and manoeuvred to come out at another location. That was when I hit one of them. I was trying to save my own life when I hit the person.
“When I packed, I saw that my radiator was affected by the gunshots. Trailer drivers passing by told me kidnappers were coming and I drove off. The military uniform they claimed to have seen in my car was just a seat jacket.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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