Police in Nasarawa said eight of its officers of the command
had been detained in connection with alleged shooting to death of two persons
in the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abubakar Bello,
disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia while briefing newsmen.
Bello said the two persons were killed in Lafia during the
recent visit of the National President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr
Ayuba Wabba, to the state.
He said that the case had been taken over by the Force Criminal
Investigation Department (FCID) in Police Headquarters for full investigation. He said that the doctor, who conducted autopsy on the two
victims “said that one died from injuries sustained from hard object while the
other died from a pallet’’.
The commissioner, however, said that the pallet extracted
from the deceased did not match the gun used by policemen stationed at the
Government House gate. He added that the outcome of the investigation would unravel
the truth behind the incident. He disclosed that he had directed Divisional Police Officers
(DPOs) in the state to enlighten officers on the rules guiding the use of arms.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the NLC
president was in Nasarawa on Friday to hold talks with the state government
over the protracted industrial dispute in the state. Wabba told newsmen in Lafia that unknown policemen shot four
workers at the gate of the government house, while they were awaiting the
outcome of the NLC meeting with Gov. Umaru Al-Makura.
He said that one of the shot workers died instantly, while
another died later at the National Hospital in Abuja where he was referred to
for further treatment.
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