BLOOD FLOWS IN ANAMBRA: How police, youths clashed, Killed Two amidst lockdown
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Apr 15, 2020
Two persons were feared dead in a clash between the police and a group of youths in Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra state.
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The deceased were said to have been allegedly shot by the police after they were reportedly attacked with acid.
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A resident of the area, who claimed to be a witness, preferred anonymity, said only one death was recorded in the incident.
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"They are two in number but one was rushed to the hospital according to report the one rushed to the hospital couldnt make it. He is dead already," he said.
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The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the report, describing it as unprovoked attack on Police patrol team.
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He said efforts were ongoing to restore sanity in the area.
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He said: "It was an unprovoked attack on Police patrol team with substance suspected to be acid by some miscreants.
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"Yes they snatched the rifle of the Policeman after pouring acid on him which prompted the other policemen to use force and retrieved the rifle."
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi