Pandemonium struck
Tuesday morning at Ishinweke town, in Ihitte Uboma LGA of Imo state, as angry
youths burnt down the Area Divisional police headquarter in the community.
This is
following an alleged killing of a member of the community, by a police officer.
This seem to have infuriated youths in the community, who moved to Ihitte Uboma
and set the division ablaze in retaliation.
It was also gathered that two other cops sustained injuries in the incident.
When
contacted, a police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the
incident.
According to
him, the policemen were said to have taken a suspect to her house for
investigation, on reaching there, her relative raised alarm which attracted
youths in the area who came in their numbers.
The youths were
said to have attacked the officers and in the confusing moment, while trying to
scare away rampaging youths, shot in the “air”, which hit a youth. He was later
confirmed dead in a hospital.
Ikeokwu said
more policemen had been deployed to the station, adding that the state
Commissioner of police, Nasiru Muhammed, had ordered investigation into the
incident.