There was pandemonium in Bayelsa and Delta states following
the killing of seven policemen in Ughelli, Delta State by Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS) for allegedly being involved in armed robbery.
The seven policemen were reportedly shot dead during a gun
battle with the Delta State SARS operatives.
According to The Nation, a police sergeant attached to the
Bayelsa State command’s armoury was also arrested and transferred to police
headquarters, Abuja for allegedly supplying guns to the police robbery
suspects.
Though the Bayelsa State Command refused to make official
statement on the development, sources within the police confirmed that the
incident occurred at night on Wednesday last week.
The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Nkereuwem Akpan,
reportedly led a team of officers to the Delta State Command to retrieve the
bodies of the seven policemen.
A source said the ranks of the dead policemen ranged from
sergent to corpral.
“The reported killing of the seven policemen in the shootout
in Delta State is causing uproar at the command,” the source said.
“They were reported to have been engaging in armed robbery
when they engaged the Delta Special Anti-robbery Squad in a shootout. They were
all killed.”
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State, Hafiz Inuwa, said
he was not aware of the development.
But another source from the Bayelsa police command, who
spoke anonymously, confirmed the development, saying the incident happened at
Ughelli.
He said, “What you said is true. But I don’t want to speak
further. Don’t also rule out a case of mistaken identity. There were also some
criminal motives attributed to the policemen. They were found where they were
not supposed to be. They were carrying guns and at the same time in mufti.”
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