Police dismiss corporal for killing pregnant woman over #20

THE Police authorities have
dismissed Corporal Abudu Alonge who
reportedly shot dead a pregnant
woman in Akure, Tuesday evening.
The shooting was said to have been
caused by the failure of the driver of the
commercial car she was in to part with
N20 bribe along the Ijapo road in the
OndoState capital.
The incident which caused
pandemonium and distrupted peace in
Akure metropolis for over two hours
occurred around 6 p.m.
It was learnt that the policeman attached
to the Ijapo police post demanded from
the driver particulars of the car and
after producing them he insisted that he
should settle which the driver refused.
Eye witness account said the driver was
heading to Akoko area of the state in a
Nissan Almera car with number plate,
Ondo KAA 80 AA.
When the driver insisted that his
documents were up to date, the
policeman shot at the car and the bullet
hit the pregnant woman who sat in the
car.
She reportedly died instantly before she
could be rushed to nearby hospital and
confirmed dead by doctors.
The policeman took to his heels and was
assisted by his colleagues from being
lynched by the irate youths who
stormed the major streets and made
bonfire.
Not perturbed by the shielding of the
killer cop, the youths mobilised and
descended on the police post
destroying it in the process.
They barricaded the road leading to the
station and demanded that the killer cop
be released.
It took the reinforcement by Mobile
Policemen who fired gun shots into the
air before the youths could leave the
street and the station.
Police authorities in the state confirmed
that the killer cop had been dismissed.
The image maker of the command, Wole
Ogodo, condemned the killing and said
the incident was being investigated.