A policeman on Tuesday evening allegedly shot dead a pregnant woman in Akure, Ondo State.
Our correspondent learnt that the
incident occurred around 6pm when the policeman, who was attached to the
Ijapo police post, allegedly demanded a N20 bribe from the driver of a
cab conveying the woman to her destination.
Eyewitnesses said the driver who was
heading for the Akoko area of the state in a Nissan Almera car with
number plate, Ondo KAA 80 AAA, refused to meet the demand of the
policeman for a bribe.
The furious policeman allegedly fired a
shot which pierced through the car and hit the pregnant woman sitting in
the front of the car.
The woman was confirmed dead at a government hospital where she was rushed to.
The source said, “The policeman took to
his heels after sensing the gravity of his action and to avoid the wrath
of the people around.“The angry mob, however, went to the station, made a bonfire and consequently destroyed the police post.”
Armed mobile policemen drafted to the
police post on Wednesday prevented journalists from taking pictures of
the police post destroyed by the angry mob.The state Public Relations Officer of the
state police command, Mr. Wole Ogodo, who confirmed the incident, said
the officer had been dismissed.
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