Photos: Angry Mob Goes On Rampage, Kill Police Officer, Burn Vehicles, Building After Truck Kills Woman And Her 3 Children Along Onitsha-Owerri Road
On Thursday, July 27, a Mercedes Benz 1513 Lorry with Reg. No. ANAMBRA 859 GDD lost control and knocked down a woman and 3 children along Onitsha/Owerri Road by Bontus Group, where men of the Nigerian Police Force has a nipping point.
The woman and her three children died on the spot. As a result, angry youths barricaded the road accusing the policemen of being responsible for the accident.The mob also set four other vehicles ablaze and damaged part of the premises of Bontus Group.
The violent mob prevented the police from recovering the bodies. Some misguided elements numbering over one hundred went on rampage and attacked a Police check point at KM 4/6 along Onitsha/Owerri Road manned by the visiting Police mobile unit attached to 3PMF Enugu, killing on the spot one SGT Uchenna Ezike while on duty.
Police teams from the Area Comd/Div/DOPs Awka eventually calmed the situation after tearsmoke was deployed to disperse the mob. 13 persons were arrested, corpses of victims were evacuated to Toronto Hospital Onitsha. The Police also conveyed the body of Sgt. Uchenna Ezike who was attacked by the mob to the same hospital but he was declared dead on arrival. Acting on information, his service rifle was recovered from one Paul Igwe at No.1 Ebuka Street Okpoko.
Below is the statement issued by ASP Nkiruka Nwode, the spokesperson for Anambra State Police Command. Also see videos from eyewitnesses:
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