Anambra boils as Police patrol team shoots soldier, wounds three others

Tension is growing in the commercial city of Onitsha Anambra state in droves with a policeman allegedly shooting a soldier and wounding three others at Upper Iweka while a two storey building was razed by late evening inferno.

The incidents occurring simultaneously at the Upper Iweka and Ogboli roads in Onitsha, left many residents bewildered.

It was gathered that no fewer than four persons including an unknown soldier were reportedly shot by a team of Policemen at the Young Shall Grow Motor Park, Upper Iweka, Onitsha..

Eyewitnesses disclosed that trouble started when a police patrol team stormed the park as usual and allegedly demanded money from the management of the park.

It was further gathered that the incident triggered off reactions from the residents who mobilized to attack the policemen for shooting the soldier which led to more casualties as the policemen began to shoot indiscriminately in order to escape from scene.

A police Inspector leading the team allegedly brought out his rifle and started shooting indiscriminately ostensibly to scare the surging mob and in the process stray bullets hit one person in the stomach while two others sustained injuries.

It was gathered that the soldier was at the park to board a vehicle back to his base in Borno State when the incident occurred.

However, a team of soldiers from the 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha on distress call stormed the park, arrested the trigger happy policemen and drove them to the army barracks while the leader of the team and Inspector of police was handed over to the police authority at the Central Police Station, CPS, Onitsha.

However, when contacted, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Mr. Uche Eze, said he was attending a funeral and as such he had no details of the incidents.