One Seriously Injured as Airforce and Police Shoot at Each Other in Imo State

 

There was serious commotion along Douglas road, Imo state on Thursday as policemen attached to a First Bank branch on the street clashed with an Airforce officer who was at the bank for transactions.

 

Punch reports that the clash started when the Airforce officer, who is now hospitalized, came to make use of the Automated Teller Machine, but one of the police officers guarding the bank allegedly resisted him.

 

He was allegedly denied access to the ATM by the police officer because he was bearing a firearm. According to the eyewitnesses, the Airforce who was in a military camouflage resisted the police officer immediately.

 

An argument ensued which denigrated and led to a fight. In the process, the Police officer allegedly shot the military officer. After the incident, the colleague of the shot Airforce officer regrouped and immediately stormed the bank premises which led to a free for all fight and shooting into the air sporadically by the police officers and the Airforce personnel.

 

Things settled after a combined efforts of senior police officers and military police officers to calm the situation. The shot Airforce officer was rushed to the hospital, where he was said to be recuperating.

 

The First Bank branch where the incident occurred was shut down immediately, as armed policemen cordoned off the area.