A policeman from the force’ mobile unit has allegedly killed
Donatus Vonkong, a soldier providing security for Abubakar El-Kanemi, Shehu of
Borno, at his palace.
The armed policeman was said to have returned to the palace
area drunk around midnight on Tuesday.
Sources at the palace disclosed that the policeman
started “misbehaving” and Vonkong, a warrant officer who heads the security
unit at the palace had to intervene.
“He first ordered that the policeman be disarmed, but his
policemen colleagues started begging that he would be fine,” one of the sources
said.
“Vonkong agreed, and
we thought the matter had been addressed. Suddenly, the policeman engaged his
rifle and started shooting sporadically. It was while trying to get around him
that a bullet hit Vonkong in the chest and he died immediately.”
The situation almost led to a fight between the army and the
police, sources said, but senior officers from both agencies quickly
intervened.
“There was a delegation of senior police officers from the
command who immediately went to see the army’s theatre commander,” another
source said.
“The matter was going
to escalate and this could lead to soldiers, in retaliation, opening fire on
police officers. In fact, a number of policemen immediately left their duty
post in fear of a retaliatory attack.”
Vonkong was said to have been handpicked by the Shehu to
serve as his chief of security since 2012 when he reportedly saved the monarch
from a suicide bomber.
El-Kanemi had escaped the bomb blast that went off
immediately after Jumat prayers at a mosque in front of his palace. About 10
people died in the blast.
Vonkong who had noticed the suicide bomber moving close to
the Shehu was said to have jumped to pull out the Shehu. The soldier also
sustained injury while ensuring the safety of the monarch.
When contacted, Kamiludeen Sani, police spokesperson in the
state, could not immediately comment on the incident.
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