Some policemen in Enugu have shot Christian Ogwuike, a motorist who allegedly knocked down their colleague.
It was learnt that Ogwuike who was with his fiancée in a Lexus SUV when the incident happened at the Monkey Roundabout close to the Zonal Office of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, was flagged by a team of six policemen.
The policemen had reportedly dragged him from his car because he refused to give them N5,000 bribe. They were said to have shot him and taken him away.
But the Enugu State Police Command claimed that the shooting came after Ogwuike knkcked down a policeman.
Daniel Ndukwe, the state Police Public Relations Officer, said, “On July 21, 2022, around 2pm, a team of police operatives serving in No. 3 PMF Enugu, while on routine stop and search duty at the EFCC Roundabout, Independence Layout, flagged down the driver of a Lexus saloon car.
“The driver, rather than stop, recklessly zoomed off, knocking down one of the operatives and pulling him along to a distance of about four poles, before he was forced to stop by other members of the team, who immediately went after him.
“In the bid to restrain the driver from further escape, one of the operatives fired a knee-level shot, which got him (driver) in the thigh.
“The policeman, Inspector Aneka Ndayi, who sustained severe bodily injuries, and the said driver, Ogwuike Christian, were both moved to a hospital and are responding to treatment and in a stable condition.”
He claimed Abubakar Lawal, the state Commissioner of Police, had ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department to investigate the incident.