Stray bullet kills trader, injures others in Rivers

A stray bullet fired by operatives of the police attached to Nembe Police Station in Port Harcourt , Rivers State , on Thursday hit and killed a man believed to be a trader at a nearby market.
The middle – aged man , popularly known as Owus , was hit on the head and he died on the spot .

It was gathered that the arrest of two Hausa men angered some youths, leading to a confrontation with the police in a bid to get them released .

An eyewitness, who identified himself as Uchenna, said , “ The police arrested two Hausa guys caught smoking Indian hemp and took them to the station but some of their Hausa brothers confronted the officers with bottles and sticks , insisting that they must be released .

“ The situation led to the policemen releasing some gunshots which hit one of the Hausa guys in the left arm and the late Owus in the head , killing him in the process .

“ Others that were running away for safety sustained various degrees of injuries . Although the dead man had been taken to the mortuary , everyone is still in shock . ”

Our correspondent , who visited the scene of the incident , observed that Nembe Market had been shut down while soldiers and policemen had taken over strategic locations around the place .

When contacted , spokesperson for the Police in Rivers, DSP Nnamdi Omoni , confirmed the incident .

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