Three persons were Monday killed in two separate incidences within the Warri metropolis; two policemen shot dead by unidentified gunmen and a suspected armed robber roasted by an angry mob.
It was gathered that the two policemen, who were dressed in mufti, were shot dead at
the Airport Junction roundabout at about 1:PM. Eyewitnesses said they had stopped by a roadside mobile phone seller stand, reportedly pricing a phone.
“The two guys stood over there, pricing phones, all of a sudden, a vehicle pulled up behind them and some guys, about two of them, just came out of the vehicle and opened fire on the two of them. The killers zoomed off as soon as they had brought their targets down. It was like they trailed them to that point.
“Initially, everybody scampered away from the whole area at hearing the gun sound, but by the time the tension was going down and people ran back to the spot, we discussed that one of them was still alive. We later realised they were MOPOL men because we saw the ID card of the dead victim,” Mr Ahmed, one of the eyewitnesses said.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Delta state police command, Celestina Kalu (DSP), said the victims in the shooting were mobile policemen from 27 PMF, Katsina, attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Warri.
Giving the names of the two deceased policemen as Cpl Usman Ango and Cpl Usman Adamu, Kalu described the incident as armed robbery, adding that the state’s police command had commenced investigation into the matter.
It was gathered that the two policemen, who were dressed in mufti, were shot dead at
the Airport Junction roundabout at about 1:PM. Eyewitnesses said they had stopped by a roadside mobile phone seller stand, reportedly pricing a phone.
“The two guys stood over there, pricing phones, all of a sudden, a vehicle pulled up behind them and some guys, about two of them, just came out of the vehicle and opened fire on the two of them. The killers zoomed off as soon as they had brought their targets down. It was like they trailed them to that point.
“Initially, everybody scampered away from the whole area at hearing the gun sound, but by the time the tension was going down and people ran back to the spot, we discussed that one of them was still alive. We later realised they were MOPOL men because we saw the ID card of the dead victim,” Mr Ahmed, one of the eyewitnesses said.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Delta state police command, Celestina Kalu (DSP), said the victims in the shooting were mobile policemen from 27 PMF, Katsina, attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Warri.
Giving the names of the two deceased policemen as Cpl Usman Ango and Cpl Usman Adamu, Kalu described the incident as armed robbery, adding that the state’s police command had commenced investigation into the matter.
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