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The
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Command, says
policemen on Wednesday allegedly killed two officials of the corps.
It was learnt that five other NSCDC officials sustained gunshot wounds during the incident which occurred around 3am.
The NSCDC told PUNCH That the
slain officials, Gabriel Adaji and Innocent Akegbe, were on duty with
their colleagues when they were “gunned down” by the policemen
The Deputy National Public Relations
Officer for the corps, Mr. Sola Odumosu, told our correspondent that the
NSCDC officials had just finished a raid in Ikorodu and had arrested
some suspected pipeline vandals when the incident occurred.
He said, “This incident occurred while
the officers and men of the corps were returning from a successful
anti-vandal operation where vandals were arrested along with their
exhibits and being transported back to the state headquarters of the
corps.
“According to an eye witness’ account,
the vandals made calls to their police collaborators for support as they
could not overwhelm the anti-vandals team of the corps.
“Immediately the police got wind of
this, they laid siege to the corps and opened fire on the NSCDC patrol
vehicles killing two, while others fled with gunshot wounds. The vandals
were later released by the police.
“The men of the corps had refused to
fire a single shot because they saw that the shooters were policemen.
They only express shock at a sister agency who ordinarily should assist
in fighting crime are the ones aiding the criminals while the vandals
continue to flourish.”
Odumosu maintained that the killing was
deliberate as the NSCDC men were in uniform while the vehicle they used
during the operation was inscribed.
Another official who spoke to our
correspondent on the condition of anonymity, however, said the NSCDC
officials had had an altercation with some policemen earlier
He said, “After the raid, the officials
were driving along the expressway when they were accosted by a team of
policemen. An argument ensued as one of the policemen said they had no
right to operate in the area.
“The NSCDC men explained that it was
their duty to protect all government facilities including oil pipelines.
After some argument, our men left but unknown to them, a team of
policemen had laid ambush ahead.
“The policemen opened fire on our men before fleeing.”
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