Policeman, who killed passenger, detained in Edo

 Policeman, who killed passenger, detained in Edo

Aliyu Ogbadu

The Edo State Police command has announced the arrest of one of its men whose stray bullet killed a bus passenger.

Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Kontongs Bello, disclosed this in a statement issued in Benin on Saturday.

Although the name of the officer was not mentioned in the release, the police spokesperson said the officer works in the command’s anti-kidnap and cybercrime unit.

He said the arrested officer was trying to arrest a murder suspect when he fired a shot to restrain him.

The shot hit the thigh of one of the passengers in a moving vehicle.

The victim was rushed to the Edo Specialist Hospital where he later died.

“The bullet unfortunately hit one of the occupants of a moving vehicle identified as Moses Adam. He was rushed to the Edo Specialist Hospital where he gave up the ghost.