There is pandemonium in Nkpor community of Anambra State, as a young man identified simply as Ebuka was allegedly shot dead by police officers today, April 15.
The incident occurred at Ezego Street in Agulu Avenue by New Tyre, Nkpor. Eyewitnesses also alleged that there was no provocation, before the shooting occurred.
Facebook user, Ikenna Orji disclosed that the incident has led to a riot in the community. He wrote;
There is riot going on right now at Nkpor new tyre following the killing of a young man by the police taskforce on COVID-19.
According to the eyes witness, the police was chasing some residents drinking at a joint when the young man was coming out from his house to buy foodstuffs, he saw everyone running and wanted to run as well but fell down and the police suspected to attached to Okpoko Police station shot him on a close range
Nigeria mous go ooo
May God help us in this country oo. Why all these killings by people who are meant to protect us.
Dats my brother ooo, so agbacha gadafi is Dead
The will pay for dis thy think it will end like dis God will geog them
How can u kill the fellows u are supposed to protect.Why shooting a gun on people who are in a bar drinking.They should have use other means or letting them go since they started running.Abi Dem be robbers?
That police Man is untrained police officer, let him face the law.
Their busy busy is too much.
Well the truth is that they hate the Igbo’s so the blame goes to our governor that sent them on the mission
They only kill innocent civilians,,instead of killing the real problems of this country like fulani herdsmen and Boko haram
They are only good in killing innocent souls,when they see rubbers they(always stupid Nigerian police) fade away,they are nothing but thieves with government license.
Sad news pls God help us in dis Nigeria how can so called police be killing his fellow human been mad man because you carried gun means you don’t know difference between man and animals
Is that how we are going to control the coronavirus by killing our fellow men? Why would the police man shoot at all? Was there a case of robbery? What’s all these na….
So sad
They would have arrest him than killing him. Why policemen like killing innocent people in this critical condition, is unfair
This is madness
get serious by police officers killing innocent souls
😭 this thing happen in my town nkpor, this people will not go free, the worst part is that our PG is a useless man that only care for his family
Nigeria police God forbif
So we don’t respect life. Mr policeman you have family my prayer is that whatever you sow you will reap.mind you one day if u are lucky u retire but blood must pay with blood even 1000 yrs in ur lineage
But why y y y why dey like to be killing innocent that police work is not end of work there knows how to kill and they leave chadian to whipped bokoharam offricent