COVID-19 lockdown: Wike’s Task Force official shoots police officer dead in Rivers

A police has been gunned down by officials of the Rivers State Task Force enforcing lockdown measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

It was gathered that a trigger-happy policeman attached to the task force pulled the killed his colleague, who was not a member of the force.

The incident was said to have happened at Eneka Town, Obio-Akpo Local Government Area, at about 5 pm.

Sources said the tragedy occurred when members of the task force arrived at the area and began to destroy goods belonging to defiant street traders.

The new Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, who confirmed the development, said the policeman attached to the taskforce misused his weapon.

He said: “A policeman attached to the taskforce did the shooting.

“He was shooting anyhow and in the process killed another policewoman. The policewoman was hit by a stray bullet”.

Mukan, who spoke at about 8:20 pm, said the policeman was immediately arrested, disarmed, and subjected to orderly room trial.

“As I am talking to you, the orderly room trial is ongoing. If we conclude it this night, we will arraign him tomorrow”, he said.