Ebonyi policeman ‘mistakenly’ shoots colleague

• The Police command attributed the recent shooting in Abakaliki to accidental discharge

• The policeman fired three shots at his colleague as staff and visitors were entering the old Ebonyi State Government House in the state capital

• Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Aliyu Garba said the victim is responding to treatment

The Ebonyi State Police Command has attributed the recent shooting of a policeman by his colleague to accidental discharge.

The incident which happened at Abakaliki, the state capital was confirmed by the Ebonyi State Police Command.

The suspect is reported to have fired three gunshots at his colleague as staff and visitors were entering the old Ebonyi State Government House in the state capital, ThisDay Live said.

Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Aliyu Garba, said an officer accidentally shot one of his colleagues.

Garba said the wounded officer was responding to treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

He said, “The officer who accidentally shot his colleague was servicing his gun, but accidentally released bullets from its chambers which hit the victim.”

The officer was immediately demobilized by other officers and taken into custody.

The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Francis Nwaze, in a statement, urged the citizens not to panic.

“The incident occurred when some police officers were effecting maintenance services on the Armoured Personnel Carrier stationed in front of the old government house and the wounded officer is currently receiving treatment,” he added.