In what would come across as a really shocking development, Nigerian police officers and soldiers have engaged in a shootout over distribution of rice.
Nigerian soldiers
Pure commotion took over the Borno Government House in Maiduguri on Thursday afternoon after a shootout erupted between policemen and soldiers.
According to Daily Trust, the soldiers in a truck attempted to forcefully get a share of the rice being distributed to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) not living in camps.
It was gathered that the distribution of rice for the IDPs had started from about a week ago under the watch of policemen in the Government House who are to ensure that the rice is given only to people with the required documentation.
It was alleged that the soldiers who wanted to get from the rice today had been coming to get from the rice since the distribution started without appropriate documentation.
When the policemen refused to allow them to get from the rice today, shootout ensued leaving at least one policeman injured.
Daily Trust reports that currently, the policemen are holding two soldiers at the second gate of the government house, while their soldier colleagues are at the first trying to get them back.